A Comparative Study of BBC Persian's News Reporting Methods against the I.R.I and the Psychological Operations against the Prophet's Government

The main objective of this research is to conduct a comparative study of BBC Persian's news reporting methods against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the psychological operations against the Prophet's government.

In this study, library research and referencing university and electronic sources were used to collect data. The research method used discourse analysis using library and documentary sources.

The Prophet of Islam (PBUH), through his invitation and the explicit establishment of his own school, rejected all aspects of idolatry and the manifestations of ignorant culture, both theoretically and practically, which was unacceptable to the leaders of Quraysh and polytheism. Therefore, they had no choice but to confront this new invitation and message, and they resorted to various methods of psychological warfare against the Prophet of Islam from the very beginning. In fact, the goal of the polytheists was to make efforts to launch a psychological attack and try to influence in this field in order to achieve their goals in the war against the Messenger of God (PBUH). According to the research findings, various accusations and slanders, mockery, substitution, and the display of arrogant behavior. Regarding BBC Persian, although the start of BBC Persian television's work with coverage of the three Persian-speaking regions of Iran, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan, there are some serious differences in content and method between this new media and other satellite televisions. The network that should be considered as a new wave of "soft media war" against Iran.

Based on the research findings, the cultural identity that BBC Persian represents for Iranians is based on Iranian and modern components. In fact, this network highlights these two components based on secular principles and marginalizes the Islamic component of the Iranian identity.