Iran’s state broadcaster closes offices abroad
The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, the IRIB, as part of
structural reforms, decided to close a number of its news offices
in foreign countries due to their inefficient work.
Reportedly, large funds are allocated for IRIB’s news offices
abroad, but many of them work ineffectively, local media
reports.
IRIB decided to keep its offices in only four countries, the US
(New York), the UK (London), Syria (Damascus) and Iraq (Baghdad),
the report said.
Several TV channels belonging to the IRIB were also closed as part
of the structural reforms.
From now on, IRIB will cover the developments in the world using
the video footage from Al Alam and PressTV channels, or citing the
TV channels of the countries, where the covered developments take
place.
In this case, IRIB will in special cases send its crews to foreign
countries.
Earlier, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed
Mohammad Sarafraz as the new chairman of the IRIB, thus replacing
Ezzatollah Zarghami, who has held the post for 10 years.
Iranian media reported that Sarafraz, after taking the office as
the IRIB head, held a series of reforms.
IRIB’s news office in Azerbaijan has operated since 1992.
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