Iran has compiled a list of some 60 foreign organizations and media which it said were agents in the "soft war" against the country, the Press TV reported on Tuesday.
"Cooperating and signing contracts with these foundations and institutions, which are conducting soft warfare against Iran, is illegal, and receiving facilities from them is also prohibited," the TV channel said on its website, citing the country's deputy intelligence minister.
The list includes the Soros Foundation, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the National Democratic Institute (NDI), the East European Democratic Centre (EEDC), Wilton Park, the Smith Richardson Foundation, and the United States' National Defense University.
The organizations are said to be involved "in inciting post-election violence in the Islamic Republic."
BBC and Voice of America were also put on the list for "trying to help efforts to overthrow of the Islamic Republic."
The Islamic Republic's political movements and parties were prohibited from receiving financial assistance from foreign states.
The official also urged Iranians to avoid any "unusual relations" with the groups, as well as with foreigners and foreign embassies.
Iran has been in political turmoil since anti-government demonstrations that followed presidential elections in June. The opposition, led by defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, lost the elections and claimed the polls had been rigged in favor of Iran's hard-line leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
In the latest major unrest in the Iranian capital, which took place on December 27, at least seven people were officially confirmed dead, with opposition saying the death toll was higher. Mousavi's nephew was among the dead.
MOSCOW, January 5 (RIA Novosti)
