By Ben Chapman
Published: 06/03/2026 - 22:23
Updated: 06/03/2026 - 22:40
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.
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