US seizes Iranian state news websites: Report
- Press TV and Al-Alam newsgroups were seized
- The statement carried the seal of FBI and Department of Commerce
- References to US sanction laws were made in the statement
US authorities seized websites of Iranian state-controlled newsgroups, Press TV and Al-Alam. Al-Masirah TV channel of Yemen Houthis was also one of the seized websites, according to statements published on the web portals.
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The statements, which had seals of the FBI and the US Department of Commerce, said that the site has “been seized by the United States Government”. The statement also made a reference to US sanction laws, reported AFP.
Al-Alam’s parent organisation Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) said that multiple such sites had been seized by US authorities. These included religious and cultural channels in Arabic and a Palestinian-directed broadcast.
IRIB accused the United States of repressing freedom of expression and joining forces with Israel and Saudi Arabia “to block pro-resistance media outlets exposing the crimes of US allies in the region”, reported AFP.
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