Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Movahedi Azad says indictments have been issued against more than 300 individuals linked to anti-Iran media outlets, as authorities step up legal action against “organized activities targeting the country’s national security.”
Speaking at a meeting of the Attorney General’s Office’s Deputy Council on Saturday, Movahedi Azad said the indictments include individuals associated with “hostile media networks,” including the Persian-language television channels Iran International and Manoto.
He said the cases are separate from an indictment that has been issued against Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s deposed dictator.
Late last month, Tehran’s Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor, Ali Salehi, announced that judicial authorities had issued an indictment against Pahlavi on charges including incitement of unrest during the January protests and related events in late 2025.
Iranian officials say the charges were brought under provisions of the country’s Criminal Code that carry severe penalties, including the possibility of capital punishment for incitement-related offenses.
Pahlavi, who has lived in exile in the United States since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has received backing from the United States and Israel for his campaign to overthrow the Islamic government of Iran.
Movahedi Azad said the cases are being pursued based on “precise legal documentation” and are aimed at countering organized activities against Iran’s national security.
The latest indictments come as the country’s judiciary continues a broader legal campaign amid continued US and Israeli acts of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
In June, Movahedi Azad said the judiciary had launched hundreds of criminal and civil cases following the joint US-Israeli war against Iran, with more than 200 criminal cases referred to special investigative branches.
He also said around 300 civil lawsuits involving more than 32,000 plaintiffs had been registered to seek compensation for damages resulting from the illegal attacks on the country.
The prosecutor general said at the time that the judiciary would continue pursuing legal action against those it holds responsible through both domestic and international legal channels.
The joint US-Israeli coalition killed hundreds of Iranian civilians in airstrikes across the country. Among the victims were more than 168 schoolchildren who were killed when Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in the southern city of Minab was bombed on the first day of the aggression on February 28.
