The IRIB’s sports channel has resumed broadcasting its “Football 1” sports show, which is focused on the Iranian premier league’s matches, after a two-week pause, but with a new presenter.
ISNA news agency reported this is a confirmation of the reports that the program’s former presenter and producer Mojtaba Pourbakhsh is removed following his comments about the recent protests and riots in Iran.
The reports initially named Mohammad Sianaki, who acted as the sports reporter for Football, as the replacement for Pourbakhsh, but the new presenter turned out to be Pouria Khosravi after the show was aired.
The removal of Pourbakhsh is yet to be officially confirmed by the IRIB and its sports channel’s officials.
He had earlier shared an instagram post in which he suggested his removal.
The European Union on Monday announced sanctions on Iran’s shipping lines over claims Tehran has…
Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan says the country has deported 800 thousand illegal…
The Kremlin has announced that US President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration wants to escalate the…
A deputy Iranian foreign minister has stated that any bids by the administration of US…
A former member of Iran's parliament has highlighted the importance of economic incentives in shaping…
An Iranian software engineer has tendered his resignation from Google in response to the company's…