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New Delhi: In a rare diplomatic rebuke, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India has issued a strongly-worded statement condemning the Indian media for \u201cfake and fabricated\u201d coverage during the recent Iran-Israel war.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, Iran\u2019s sharp criticism of Indian media coverage\u2014deemed as aligning with external propaganda during the unprecedented 12-day conflict, which Tehran described as an \u201cimposed war\u201d by the Zionist regime\u2014marks a first in the bilateral relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n
The statement, released by the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi and reported by Clarion India, accused several prominent Indian news outlets of spreading misinformation, disrespecting Iran\u2019s leadership, and compromising professional ethics. Without naming specific media houses, the statement noted that both television and digital platforms had \u201cpublished baseless reports\u201d that not only disrespected the Islamic Republic but also \u201cundermined public confidence\u201d in journalistic standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndian media should not compromise the public trust and its professional credibility by disseminating fake and fabricated news,\u201d the embassy said, adding that some coverage amounted to a \u201cparticipation in external propaganda efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement appeared to be aimed particularly at media houses that repeated Israeli military claims or reported on internal dissent in Iran during the war. Multiple Indian channels, including Times Now, Republic TV, and India Today, ran segments highlighting alleged protests in Tehran, reports of civilian casualties from Iranian misfires, and the purported failure of Iran\u2019s air defence systems.<\/p>\n
In one instance, a Republic TV anchor declared during a prime-time debate that \u201cIran\u2019s miscalculation has boomeranged,\u201d suggesting that the Islamic Republic had \u201cbitten off more than it could chew\u201d in its confrontation with Israel. The channel cited unverified footage allegedly showing explosions in southern Iran, later debunked by independent analysts as recycled clips from Yemen.<\/p>\n
Another broadcast by India Today ran a headline: \u201cIran\u2019s Regime in Crisis?\u201d and aired interviews with pro-Israel analysts who claimed that internal dissent was rising within Iran\u2019s military ranks. The embassy, without naming the program, seemed to allude to this when it condemned \u201csensationalist and inaccurate content regarding Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n
Such portrayals, the Iranian mission argued, were not only misleading but deeply disrespectful to the Iranian people and their leadership.<\/p>\n
Reasserting Iran\u2019s narrative of the war, the statement underscored that the Islamic Republic acted purely in self-defence after a series of Israeli provocations, including drone strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and Iraq. It praised Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for his \u201cdecisive guidance\u201d as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and credited him with orchestrating what the embassy described as a \u201chistoric defeat inflicted on the Zionist regime.\u201d<\/p>\n
While reaffirming Iran\u2019s respect for freedom of expression and press freedom, the embassy warned Indian media institutions against becoming tools of \u201cexternal propaganda\u201d and called for adherence to factual, balanced reporting.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Embassy expects that the Indian media will uphold journalistic integrity, avoid participating in external propaganda efforts\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
This statement comes at a time of evolving Middle Eastern geopolitics and growing strategic cooperation between India and Israel, including in defence and surveillance technologies. India\u2019s muted official response to the Iran-Israel war, and its perceived tilt towards Israel in media narratives, have not gone unnoticed in Tehran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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