Women stand near the destroyed Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school building in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran, on Aug. 10, 2026. (Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP)
Iran's armed forces said Wednesday that several Persian-language media outlets operating abroad were included in its "military target bank," accusing them of working for U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies.
In remarks published on state television, armed forces spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi named BBC Persian, Iran International and Radio Farda among the outlets.
"These hostile media outlets are the soldiers of Zionism and America and are included in our military target bank," Shekarchi said, accusing them of being "directly connected to Mossad, CIA and enemy intelligence organizations."
"The Iranian Armed Forces do not view these news outlets as media," he added.
He did not clarify where they would be targeted.
Iranian authorities have frequently accused Persian-language media outlets based abroad of cooperating with Israel.
Iran has designated Iran International as a terrorist organization since 2022 and has warned that cooperation with the channel is punishable under Iranian law.
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