{"id":65563,"date":"2026-03-12T06:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=65563"},"modified":"2026-03-12T06:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:13:18","slug":"new-persian-numbers-station-surfaces-after-u-s-attacks-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/new-persian-numbers-station-surfaces-after-u-s-attacks-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"New Persian Numbers Station Surfaces After U.S. Attacks Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Paul Jamet who shares this article from Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty about a Persian-language numbers station that has recently appeared on shortwave:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/mystery-numbers-station-persian-signal-iran-war\/33700659.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Long-time shortwave listeners know that numbers stations often seem to surface during periods of geopolitical tension. With the recent U.S. attack on Iran drawing global attention, it\u2019s not surprising that this signal has also caught the eye of the press. Whether or not it\u2019s connected to intelligence activity, it\u2019s a reminder that shortwave radio still quietly plays a role in the background of world events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul Jamet who shares this article from Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty about a Persian-language numbers station that has recently appeared on shortwave: https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/mystery-numbers-station-persian-signal-iran-war\/33700659.html Long-time shortwave listeners know that numbers stations often seem to surface during periods of geopolitical tension. With the recent U.S. attack on Iran drawing global attention, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,172,43],"tags":[1162,4088,11057],"class_list":["post-65563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-numbers-stations","category-shortwave-radio","tag-iran","tag-numbers-stations","tag-persian-numbers-station"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-h3t","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65498,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/new-farsi-numbers-station-reported-on-7910-khz\/","url_meta":{"origin":65563,"position":0},"title":"New Farsi Numbers Station Reported on 7910 kHz","author":"Thomas","date":"March 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Cuff, who shares an article from Seth Hettena\u2019s Substack about the appearance of a new shortwave numbers station believed to be broadcasting in Farsi. 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