Abstract
In today's era, the influence of the media on the national security of countries seems obvious due to the direction of public opinion and information on a large scale. In Iran, the national media (IRIB) plays the most important role in producing, promoting and maintaining the official national and religious discourse. However, in recent years, foreign Persian language media have influenced domestic audiences in various ways and as a result, created threats to national security in the competitive environment. The current article raises this main question: In the media dimension, what are the threats from foreign Persian language media to Iran's national security? The hypothesis that is presented following this question: The threats of foreign Persian language media are primarily aimed at the IRIB and they especially affect media management and news management. According to the findings of the research, the delegitimization of the IRIB at different levels is considered one of the most important consequences of foreign Persian-language media on the country's national security. The present article is written with a descriptive-analytical method and the data was collected by scanning library resources.
Keywords: National security, Persian language media, IRIB, news management, audience.
Introduction
The presence of international and competing media that present different narratives with different news discourses of events and the Iranian audience also has access to the news discourses of the official and domestic media, the pressures It affects the audience a lot and from a more general point of view, it affects the national security; Because it is directly and strongly related to the category of identity. Among the most important effective media in the mentioned process are the Persian-language networks abroad, which have gone beyond neutrality and by producing different news, try to inject special and often confusing ideas of They have the state of the country. Since these news channels produce and broadcast news in Persian, they have been able to attract different audiences. Among these media, we can mention Voice of America, BBC Persian, Iran International, etc. The current article, emphasizing on media threats to the category of national security at different levels, tries to study the role of Persian foreign language media in a pathological framework with a more detailed knowledge. The threats that these media pose to the national security, in addition to various political, social and cultural aspects, especially on the national media as the main producer and promoter of the country's official discourse, have an undeniable effect. As the findings of the research show, they have a great impact on media and news management.
 
Materials & Methods
The present article is written in a descriptive-analytical method and the data was collected by taking note from library resources.
 
Discussions and results
Delegitimization in the media dimension means inducing the ineffectiveness of existing institutions within the political-social system in the direction of society's management and welfare. The threats caused by foreign Persian language media on Iran's national security in the media dimension include a wide range, which according to the content produced by these media, can be classified under the category of the delegitimization of radio and television or the national media. Media visualization is one of the techniques of soft power in its media dimension, according to which, foreign language Persian media try to use new technologies and media techniques. Invent virtual reality and influence public opinion in this way. Represented images of Iranian society (inducing crisis, chaos, insecurity, instability, civil disobedience, etc.) are part of this media portrayal. Some of the most important threats in the form of soft war led by Persian-language media abroad are inducing the political inefficiency of the regime, delegitimizing government actors inside and outside the country, undermining internal cohesion, and instilling discontent. Weakening the rejection of public opinion from the domestic media channel, especially the national media, and making it look powerless in the said matter, showing the non-acceptance of social values ​​and norms. In this research, in addition to the general levels of delegitimization of the national media, the process of delegitimization at the level of media and news management has been specially investigated. The delegitimization of the national media by foreign Persian language media at the level of media and news management includes threats that are aimed at several key themes: First-hand narration of events, deepening of investigative journalism, targeted media policies, local media recognition, identification of audience information gaps, news making and timely news delivery, crowdsourced and interactive Creating news gatekeeping.
 
Conclusion
From the beginning of the Islamic Revolution until today, due to the identity-oriented, value-oriented and idealistic discourse of the Islamic Republic of Iran, this political system has been exposed to threats, some of which have been directed by the media. These threats have been repeated in every period, at different levels and degrees, and sometimes they have entered a new phase. In the meantime, the role of foreign language Persian media should be emphasized. These media, by using up-to-date technologies, diversifying content production, exploiting the conditions and problems in the country, attract audiences and thus affect different levels of national security; Because national security is closely related to categories such as identity, culture, lifestyle, sense of security, social satisfaction and trust, and sense of belonging. In recent years, the audience of the aforementioned media has increased, and this has reduced the influence and influence of the national media; So that we can mention the delegitimization of the national media by these competing media. The delegitimization of the national media can be seen especially in the issue of media and news management, which is one of the important components in highlighting and framing the production contents. In fact, the media try to minimize the influence of competing media by managing the structure and strategic management of news. In Iran, in recent years, we have witnessed the expansion of the influence of Persian-language foreign media in the direction of influencing and creating an information gap among the audience. These media try to destroy the interaction between the national media and the audience by presenting false news, rumors or encouraging the audience to create anxiety. In this situation, mistrust of the national media has increased and this media does not have first-hand narration when facing the events. As a result, audiences turn to alternative sources to satisfy their curiosity and information needs. Therefore, the de-legitimization of the national media in the matter of news and media management manifests itself in the form of threats to the first-hand narration of events, the deepening of investigative journalism, and targeted media policies, recognition of local media, identification of audience information gaps, news making and timely news delivery, crowdsourcing and interactive news gatekeeping. The result of this process is the weakening of the influence of the national media, the lack of trust in it and the loss of the authority of this institution, the consequences of which are undeniable for national security in the short and long term.