West fears reflection of realities by Iran’s media: Mehmanparast

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has stressed the importance of strengthening cooperation among the media of independent countries, emphasizing that the West is fearful of the reflection of realities by Iranian media.

“Western countries are currently trying to use the media power to portray a different image of independent states, which is not true. Therefore, we should encourage the media of independent states to cooperate with each other to counter the chain media dominance of Western countries,” Mehmanparast said in a meeting with Director of TV channel Belarus-TV Kirill Kazakov in Minsk on Friday.

Western countries have imposed sanctions on Iranian satellite channels because they just claim to defend democracy and freedom of speech, the Iranian spokesperson stated, adding that the West is afraid of the role of Iran in reflecting realities.

Mehmanparast emphasized that the future belongs to independent countries, and the West must respect the rights of these states.

In recent months, European satellite providers have launched a concerted campaign to silence Iran’s international broadcasters.

The campaign has revealed the true face of the West, which preaches respect for human rights and free speech but practices the opposite.

Eutelsat’s Israeli-French CEO Michel De Rosen has stepped up his restrictive campaign by appealing to major satellite providers in Europe and Asia to take Iranian media off air.