but is a major cultural threat. Saying the police have expanded their efforts to seize satellite dishes, Moqaddam commented: “Our country is not too vulnerable to the political activities of satellite programs. It is the moral aspect that is proving more destructive.” He said Iranians can see the impact of these programs in their own families. Satellite programs, he said, “corrupt the foundation of the family and undermine the influence of morality and religion by introducing new role models.”