BBC Mistranslates Secretary of War's Speech on Iran, Blaming 'People' Instead of Regime

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Persian service mistakenly mistranslated part of US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's speech on Iran, swapping the term 'regime' for 'people', giving a misleading impression that the US was targeting the Iranian people rather than the government. The mistake was corrected after it went viral on social media. Hegseth had discussed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the need for international cooperation to combat terrorism. The error highlights the importance of accurate translation in broadcast media.