Iran International targeted by Tehran, says channel after London stabbing

Spokesperson tells Today programme that UK-based broadcaster has been under heavy threat for last 18 months'

Tehran's Revolutionary Guards have been targeting the broadcaster Iran International, a spokesperson for the channel said after a leading journalist was stabbed in London.

The Persian-language news television channel that employed Pouria Zeraati, who was attacked outside his London home, had received an increased level of threats beforehand, Adam Baillie told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme on Saturday.