The US said it was aware of threats by Iran's armed forces to put Persian-language media outlets including RFE/RL's Radio Farda on a list of potential military targets, and pointed to what it said was Tehran's record of harassment and attempted attacks against journalists and dissidents abroad.

Iran’s armed forces said Wednesday that several Persian-language media outlets operating abroad were included in its “military target bank,” accusing them

Abolfazl Shekarchi, spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, labeled foreign-based Persian-language media outl ...