National Identity in Norouz BBC Persian Programs; A Strategic Threat to the Islamic Republic of Iran

The main issue of this research is to evaluate the performance of BBC Persian media in the field of identity for the Iranian society through the production programs presented in the special delivery programs in Norouz. Relying on the theory of "Narration" and using the method of content analysis of narration, the author selects the delivery programs of the Persian BBC as an example and survey the narrative of eighteen items from the six main dimensions of national identity including "cultural", "religious", "linguistic" and "social". "Political", "Territorial" and "National Values and Symbols" in these programs from 2012 to 2017. The findings of the study indicate that the manner of narrating the Persian BBC marks the most thoughtful aspects of the national identity as one of the reference components of the security of the Islamic system and by presenting a narrative that contradicts the Iranian lifestyle and lived experience, has targeted the national identity that is a system-making idea for the Islamic Republic of Iran. The results of this research are effective in seeking and recognizing the reasons for abnormal changes in the identity and culture of Iranian society and its preventive policy-making.