Iranian nuclear programme

December 3, 2020

BBC Persian service journalist fabricates Netanyahu quote

On November 27th the BBC News Channel aired a “breaking news” item concerning the assassination ...

December 2, 2020

Reviewing BBC News website reporting on the Fakhrizadeh assassination

Since news of the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh near Tehran broke on the afternoon of November...

December 1, 2020

BBC News falsely presents commentator on Iran as ‘non-partisan’

Courtesy of the Guido Fawkes website comes an item concerning the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizade...

July 17, 2020

Weekend long read

1) Writing at the Jerusalem Post, Dr Jonathan Spyer asks ‘Will Egypt fight Turkey in Libya?’. �...

July 13, 2020

BBC World Service radio airs speculation presented as ‘analysis’

The BBC has shown significant interest in a number of recent incidents at various sites in Iran and ...

June 9, 2020

BBC News misleads again on limits on Iran’s nuclear activities

On June 6th the BBC News website posted a report headlined “Iran blocking sites access, UN nuclear...

March 21, 2020

Weekend long read

1) At the INSS Gallia Lindenstrauss, Daniel Rakov and Remi Daniel analyse ‘The Ceasefire in Idlib:...

March 11, 2020

BBC News misleads on “limits” on Iranian nuclear programme

The BBC report fails to clarify Iran's NPT commitments. ...

February 23, 2020

BBC News uncritically amplifies Iranian regime claim on voter turnout

BBC News tells readers that a 'mixed system' of governance in Iran includes democracy. ...

February 7, 2020

Weekend long read

Our weekly round-up of Middle East related background reading. ...