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Posted on 03/06/2026 3:31:08 PM PST by jerod
The BBC has been accused of mistranslating remarks by Pete Hegseth about the conflict with Iran, after a speech was altered in a way that suggested the United States was targeting the Iranian “people”.
BBC Persian, which broadcasts to audiences inside Iran, translated comments by the US defence secretary as saying Washington was bringing death to the Iranian “people”.
However, Mr Hegseth had in fact referred to the Iranian “regime” as the target.
The error was quickly highlighted by pro-Israel media campaigners, who argued it raised questions about the BBC’s impartiality. The translation also sparked criticism and debate across social media.
The dispute threatens to place the BBC on another collision course with Donald Trump, who last year launched a $10bn (£7.5bn) lawsuit against the broadcaster after The Telegraph revealed a speech of his had been edited in a way that appeared to suggest he was encouraging the Capitol Hill riot.
Mr Trump has repeatedly defended the ongoing conflict in the Middle East by arguing that Iran’s leadership – rather than its citizens – poses a direct threat to US national security, pointing to years of chants of “death to America” from Tehran’s rulers.
However, when the BBC aired Mr Hegseth’s address from the Pentagon live on Monday, BBC Persian translated the word “regime” as “mardom”, the Persian term for “people”. The broadcaster later issued a correction.
The translation quickly sparked criticism online from some Iranians, who accused the BBC of blurring the distinction between ordinary citizens and the country’s ruling authorities and of altering the meaning of Mr Hegseth’s remarks. Others defended the wording, arguing the translation was acceptable.
The US President has also previously urged Iranians to rise up against their leaders. On Monday, Mr Hegseth echoed that sentiment, encouraging civilians to “take advantage of this incredible opportunity”.
In the speech, Mr Hegseth said: “It turns out the regime that chanted ‘death to America and death to Israel’ was gifted death from America and death from Israel. This is not a so-called regime-change war, but the regime sure did change and the world is better off for it.”
In the Persian translation broadcast by the BBC, however, the line was rendered as: “It turns out the people that chanted ‘death to America and death to Israel’ was gifted death from America and death from Israel.”
A BBC spokesman said: “This mistranslated word was a mistake, as a result of human error, during the live simultaneous translation of a speech. We issued a correction to Persian audiences on air and on social media.”
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Not an accident?
Whose allies are they?
Sounds alot like Mz. Malarkey.
The BBC is the most pro Islamist news organization in the world... The UK thought that they broke even in the crusades... Turns out... They have actually lost and with their current government... They will continue to lose.
<< it raised questions about the BBC’s impartiality. >>
No it didn’t. Their extreme left-wing, pro-jihad bias isn’t exact a secret
BBC
BRITISH BULL CRAP (BBC)
“Fake but accurate”
'Mr Trump is a Bad Man. So its perfectly OK to lie about his specches'
'But how do you know he's a bad man?'
'Just listen to his speeches!'
Anyone who would think these duplicitous, and condescending tea swilling gits as allies is seriously misinformed. “Special relationship’’ That’s in their minds.
Britain is done. Over.
I was oilfield working all over the world 40 years ago, in remote places but Britain was my home when off the drilling rigs. I had my short wave Grundig Radio and in remote parts of Africa or South America and offshore Nigeria I received the news I could trust from BBC. They spoke the truth then.
Sadly, today via internet, satellite TV, Sirius XM in my truck, etc. I can receive every word they say in the comfort of my home or truck now in the United States. I do not bother to do so. The BBC, once the greatest, is naught but leftist propaganda today.
The greatest institute ever to project the news and truth ever to the entire world is now but sad remains of once glory and truth and now most unfortunately naught but political propaganda.
Rest in peace BBC. You deserve your grave.
I forgot to add I followed the Falkland War from a drilling rig offshore of Nigeria, courtesy of the BBC. I knew everything anyone in the public of the USA or Britain knew.
I was oilfield working all over the world 40 years ago, in remote places but Britain was my home when off the drilling rigs. I had my short wave Grundig Radio and in remote parts of Africa or South America and offshore Nigeria I received the news I could trust from BBC. They spoke the truth then.
Sadly, today via internet, satellite TV, Sirius XM in my truck, etc. I can receive every word they say in the comfort of my home or truck now in the United States. I do not bother to do so. The BBC, once the greatest, is naught but leftist propaganda today.
The greatest institute ever to project the news and truth ever to the entire world is now but sad remains of once glory and truth and now most unfortunately naught but political propaganda.
Rest in peace BBC. You deserve your grave.
This is what propagandists do.
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