Iran bans newspaper of nuclear deal critic, warns others

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Source: Agence France-Presse

Iran banned a weekly newspaper owned by a critic of its nuclear deal on Monday and issued a formal warning to the country’s leading conservative daily for alleged breaches of reporting guidelines.

The penalties were the first issued by the government since new guidance on media coverage of the historic accord was issued last week, underscoring sensitivity about the nuclear issue in Tehran.

The Press Supervisory Board banned ‘9th Dey Weekly’, managed by ultra-conservative lawmaker Hamid Rasaie and named after the Persian calendar date of a major pro-government rally on December 30, 2009.

It also gave warning notices to the Kayhan daily and another outlet, the Raja news website.

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[Fred Sanders]

1. The Fundies have their own RW media echochamber in Iran also.

Does show the elected government does appear to be in charge and not the Mullahs...it is a very encouraging sign in the context of local politics and history.