Iranian nuclear programme

May 25, 2018

Weekend long read

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

May 11, 2018

Weekend long read

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

March 30, 2018

BBC says what it said was happening in 2013 may be happening now

The BBC continues to describe al Kibar as a 'suspected' nuclear reactor....

March 23, 2018

BBC News still not sure al Kibar was a nuclear reactor

BBC suggests that the target of Israel's 2007 operation in Deir ez Zor may not have been a nuclear r...

October 19, 2017

BBC’s chief international correspondent misleads on IRGC terror designation

The BBC's Lyse Doucet promotes inaccurate analysis. ...

October 1, 2017

BBC Radio 5 live presenter tells listeners Iran is a ‘democracy’

BBC's Dotun Adebayo misleads with inaccurate claim. ...

May 25, 2017

BBC WS ‘Newshour’ Trump trip report flunks on Iran

BBC WS listeners get a vacuous portrayal of opposition to Iran in the ME. ...

February 2, 2017

BBC WS ‘Newshour’ misleads on EU statement on Iran missile test

January 31st saw the appearance of BBC reports concerning reactions to a recent Iranian ballistic mi...

August 8, 2016

Why BBC News website audiences might be confused

For years the BBC News website has uncritically amplified Iranian messaging on the subject of that ...

April 12, 2016

BBC News misleads on Russian S-300 missiles and Iran sanctions

Notwithstanding the confusion surrounding the story, the BBC News website published an article on Ap...