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BBC Likely Helped Assassination of Panjshir’s Fahim Dashti

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Amid fighting in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley between the Taliban and the National Resistance Front of local leader Ahmad Masoud on Monday, reports emerged that the NRF’s spokesman Fahim Dashti has been killed.
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Raisi Says Won’t Pursue Complaints Lodged by Previous Admin against Journalists

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says he will ignore all the complaints lodged against reporters and journalists by the previous president and administration.
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Saplings Planted in Memory of Environment Reporters Killed in Bus Crash

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Two saplings have been planted in the precincts of the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization of Iran in memory of two late correspondents of IRNA and ISNA news agencies, who lost their lives during a bus crash incident near the northeastern city of Orumiyeh nearly two weeks ago.
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Iran Govt. Says Will Review Protocols on Dispatching Reporters on Business Trips

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Iran’s government spokesman has called for a review on safety protocols for dispatching of reporters on business trips, after two correspondents lost their lives in a bus crash incident in the Western Azarbaijan province in the northwest of the country.
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Iranian Journalists Call for VP’s Resignation after Deadly Bus Crash

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A group of Iranian journalists have gathered in front of the Iranian Department of Environment to call for the resignation of the Vice-President for Environment, Issa Kalantari, following the tragic bus accident where two journalists died.
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Two Iranian Journalists Killed, 17 Others Injured in Bus Crash

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Two Iranian female journalists travelling to West Azerbaijan province to report on the revival of Lake Urmia were killed and 17 others were injured after their bus overturned.
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Iran Condemns US Seizure of IRIB News Websites

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Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the US move to seize the website domains of Iranian media outlets affiliated with the IRIB is a systematic attempt by the United States to undermine freedom of expression on a global level and to silence independent voices in media.
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Iran Blasts Industrial Countries for Distorting Realities in Developing World

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has expressed regret that certain countries with modern communication technologies distort events and realities in other countries, particularly developing nations.
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Zarif’s Leaked Audio Tape ‘Stolen’, Says Gov’t Spokesman

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Iran says the dissident television network Iran International’s “stealing” of an audio file of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was a conspiracy to achieve its wicked objectives.
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Denies ‘Distorted’ Reports Quoting ‘Informed Sources’

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Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has refuted the rumours and "distorted" reports on nuclear talks that quote "informed sources".
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Iran, Russia to Boost Cooperation against US’ Media Propaganda

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh held talks with Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who was accompanying the visiting Russian delegation in Tehran.
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Iran Ratifies Act on Tackling Online Fake News, Disinformation

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The Iranian Supreme Council of Cyberspace has ratified a document that imposes requirements to prevent and counter fake news and erroneous information in the virtual space.
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Iran Rejects Media Reports on Death Threats against Trump

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has flatly denied fabricated news published by US media claiming Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has issued death threats against his American counterpart Donald Trump.
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Iran Says to Work with Russia to Tackle US ‘Media Conspiracies’

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Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says the country stands ready to boost media cooperation with Russia in order to counter American "media conspiracies".
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Iran Condemns Charlie Hebdo for Insulting Prophet Muhammad

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Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has strongly condemned the French magazine Charlie Hebdo for republishing cartoons insulting the Prophet of Islam (PBUH).
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Iran Official Hails Journalists’ Efforts to ‘Make Untold Stories Heard’

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The spokesman for the Iranian government has appreciated efforts by journalists who, he said, are the ones that can render foreign propaganda campaigns ineffective.
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Rouhani Praises Journalists’ Role in Fighting Spread of Fake News

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has commemorated the National Journalists’ Day, praising their role in confronting the spread of fake news, especially now that the country is under the maximum pressure of sanctions and misinformation.
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Media Playing Key Role in Psychological War with Enemies: Iranian Minister

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Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Abbas Salehi has highlighted the leading role that the domestic media and news agencies play in countering the psychological warfare the enemies have waged against the Islamic Republic.
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Iran Praises Artists, Media for Their Contribution to Fight against COVID-19

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A senior Iranian official has commended the role played by art and media sectors in the campaign against the COVID-19 outbreak.
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COVID-19 Inflicts Huge Losses on Iran’s Culture, Art, Media Sectors

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The coronavirus outbreak has inflicted over Rls. 9.76 trillion ($65 million) in losses on Iran’s culture, art and media sectors, a top official says.
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Persian-Speaking Foreign Media Carrying ‘Biased’ Reports on COVID-19 Outbreak in Iran

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A report by Iran’s official news agency IRNA has analyzed the way certain foreign Persian-speaking media outlets cover the developments pertaining to the coronavirus outbreak in Iran, saying the “biased and unprofessional” coverage comes as no surprise
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Coronavirus Epidemic Imperils Iranian Newspapers

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A temporary halt in the printing of Iranian newspapers due to Nowruz holidays may get much longer due to the closure of printing houses in the wake of outbreak of coronavirus.
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Iran Health Ministry Says Announcing Real Figures of Coronavirus Infection, Deaths

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An Iranian health official says the exact fatality figure from the corona infection is announced without any political consideration.
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US Treasury Blocks Domain of Iran’s Fars News Agency

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Iran's Fars news agency says its website has been blocked after the US Treasury Department blacklisted the media group.
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Iran Gov’t Spokesman Calls Reuters ‘Liar’

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Iran’s Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei has strongly rejected the Reuters’ report about the number of deaths during the November unrest saying that the news agency is a “liar”.
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