US EditionBBC Persian Mistranslates Hegseth's Speech on Iran War
BBC mistranslation swapped 'regime' and 'people' in Hegseth's Iran speech, altering context about U.S. military action and political messaging during Operation Epic Fury.
- BBC Persian mistranslated US Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech on the Iran conflict, changing 'regime' to 'people,' which implied the US targeted Iranian civilians rather than the regime.
- The mistranslation sparked criticism from Iranians and pro-Israel media, accusing BBC Persian of bias and damaging its credibility.
- BBC admitted the error was a human mistake during live simultaneous translation and issued corrections on air and social media.
- This incident follows a $10 billion defamation lawsuit by President Donald Trump against the BBC for allegedly misleading edits of his 2021 Capitol speech.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine Hold a Press Briefing
SECRETARY HEGSETH: Well, good morning. We just finished an update with Admiral Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM commander across the CENTCOM AOR; our leadership and troops, as you would expect, doing a fantastic job. Two days ago, under the direction and direct orders of President Donald J. Trump, the Department of War launched Operation Epic Fury, the most-lethal, most-complex and most-precise aerial operation in history.
BBC under fire for Hegseth speech alteration just months after Trump lawsuit
Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus discusses the BBC failing to translate a recent speech by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. “They have BBC Persia, which actually broadcasts into Iran, and they say they made a mistake in translating a speech given by the US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth,” Ms Marcus said. “He talked about how America was targeting the Iranian regime, but instead of saying the regime, they translated it into Persian to…
BBC mistranslates Pete Hegseth's speech on Iran, mistakenly swaps Iranian 'regime' to Iranian 'people'
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's Monday speech about targeting Iran's regime was mistranslated by BBC Persian as targeting Iranian "people," fundamentally altering the meaning.
You Simply Won’t Believe What The BBC Has Done Now…
The BBC has been accused of yet another act of media manipulation, this time mistranslating remarks by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a briefing on the ongoing war with Iran. By altering a key word in his speech, the broadcaster falsely implied Washington was targeting the Iranian populace rather than the regime. ? BBC Persian, which broadcasts to audiences inside Iran, mistranslated remarks by the US secretary of defence, telling …
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