{"id":335068,"date":"2025-08-02T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=335068"},"modified":"2025-08-02T10:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:58:39","slug":"iran-news-reuters-accused-of-supplying-4-million-in-services-to-sanctioned-irib-and-press-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-reuters-accused-of-supplying-4-million-in-services-to-sanctioned-irib-and-press-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Reuters Accused of Supplying $4 Million in Services to Sanctioned IRIB and Press TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_335069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335069\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-335069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IRIB-building-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"Tehran, Iran \u2013 The headquarters of the state-controlled Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IRIB-building-Iran.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IRIB-building-Iran-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IRIB-building-Iran-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IRIB-building-Iran-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IRIB-building-Iran-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IRIB-building-Iran-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tehran, Iran \u2013 The headquarters of the state-controlled Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-100\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1651b85c-879c-4c21-8a2c-1d321ff56277\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"429\">The Thomson Reuters news agency allegedly supplied nearly $4 million in services to Iran\u2019s state-run broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), despite longstanding U.S. sanctions against the entity, according to newly leaked internal communications and invoices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"906\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ncri_io\/status\/1950651678346117386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The files<\/a>, first analyzed by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), show Reuters negotiating with senior IRIB and Press TV executives between 2021 and 2024 to continue delivering large volumes of text and video news services, even as payment transfers were blocked by U.S. sanctions. At one point, Reuters acknowledged that IRIB and Press TV \u201cdepended heavily on Reuters video and text services\u201d and sought solutions to keep the flow of content uninterrupted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"908\" data-end=\"1293\">Emails reportedly document Reuters requesting overdue payments totaling nearly $3.9 million. When direct bank transfers failed due to sanctions, IRIB officials introduced a \u201cthird-party agent\u201d to handle the payments. Reuters later confirmed in an internal email that an arrangement had been reached with this intermediary to collect funds on behalf of the sanctioned broadcaster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Press TV a Branch of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> Regime for Money Laundering and Demonization Against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK<\/a>  and the Iranian Resistance <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JNZnKMqd3F\">https:\/\/t.co\/JNZnKMqd3F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1493212771827302410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1726\">IRIB and its English-language channel, Press TV, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/iran-newly-appointed-irib-head-is-blacklisted-in-eu-for-human-rights-violations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have been sanctioned<\/a> by the U.S., Canada, and the European Union for their role in human rights abuses, including airing coerced confessions, collaborating with Iran\u2019s intelligence services, and spreading state propaganda. Press TV has also faced repeated scrutiny for disseminating virulently propaganda narratives and content aligned with Tehran\u2019s foreign policy messaging.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1728\" data-end=\"2153\">Reuters confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/reuters-provided-nearly-4-million-in-services-to-iranian-state-run-broadcaster-leaked-documents-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to the <em data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1777\">Washington Free Beacon<\/em><\/a> that it has sold \u201ctext newswires and video news products into Iran\u201d for over a decade, stating that this practice had been disclosed to the U.S. Treasury Department and in investor reports. The company did not directly address questions about whether the business relationship with IRIB is ongoing or whether it has concerns over its content being used in state propaganda.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News in Brief<br \/>Senior Editor at IRIB, unveils systemic censorship issues within the state-controlled media.<br \/>Barmak Bayat: &quot;We face obstacles in conveying facts to the people. This is the first time I am saying this, and it might come at a cost. While we were reporting on\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G0Rk4axvmI\">pic.twitter.com\/G0Rk4axvmI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1745112068385059025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2155\" data-end=\"2535\">The leaked files have prompted questions on Capitol Hill. A senior GOP congressional staffer told the <em data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2270\">Free Beacon<\/em> that Reuters may have violated U.S. sanctions, saying: <em data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2533\">\u201cReuters uniquely provides IRIB with news content that gives it legitimacy, and these emails show deliberate attempts to bypass restrictions. That\u2019s not just a moral issue\u2014it\u2019s potentially a criminal one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2537\" data-end=\"2765\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">According to NCRI\u2019s analysis, the partnership enabled IRIB and Press TV to broadcast thousands of Reuters-generated stories and video feeds globally, despite their designation as sanctioned propaganda arms of the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thomson Reuters news agency allegedly supplied nearly $4 million in services to Iran&rsquo;s state-run broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), despite longstanding U.S. sanctions against the entity, according [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":335069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[287],"class_list":{"0":"post-335068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism","8":"tag-iran-terrorism"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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