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2026-05-27 17:42:57
[Iranian Intelligence Ministry: Enemy Forces Are Pressuring Iran Through "Soft Warfare"] On the 27th local time, Iran's Ministry of Intelligence issued a statement saying that "hostile forces" are attempting to exert new pressure on Iran through "soft warfare," "cognitive warfare," and other "hybrid warfare" methods. The statement said that, according to information obtained by Iran, the enemy is currently focusing on seven areas: increasing economic pressure, using social issues to incite public opinion, provoking ethnic and religious conflicts, carrying out terrorist attacks and sabotage, smuggling weapons and illegal communication equipment, launching cyberattacks, and conducting information warfare through foreign Persian-language media and social media platforms. The statement also indicated that the enemy had attempted to launch ground operations from western and northwestern Iran using armed groups, but these plans were thwarted by Iran. The statement also accused some foreign media outlets of participating in information warfare and claimed that Iranian intelligence agencies had seized a large quantity of weapons and communication equipment. (CCTV News)
