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NOURNEWS- Political Group: Mokhtar Haddad, Director of Public Relations and International Affairs of the Iranian Press Cultural Institute, told Sputnik about the reason for the confiscation of the domains of some publications of the Iranian Press Cultural Institute, including Iran newspaper, Al-Wefaq newspaper, Iran Daily, Sepid and Iran Sports, etc. Tehran said:
The Americans, especially during Trump's presidency, made decisions that were aimed primarily at hurting the Iranian people, not only in relation to Iran, but also in violation of many international laws and conventions, not just the nuclear deal. They withdrew, but withdrew from many international agreements and violated many laws.
After coming to power in the United States, Trump has been hostile to Iran, pursuing a policy of maximum pressure, imposing extensive sanctions on Iran, and doing his best to limit Iran's media coverage. And to put pressure on them, what happened to us today has already happened to many Iranian media outlets; unfortunately, Americans do not tolerate the free voice of the media, even though they claim freedom of speech and freedom of the media. That is, this country is at the forefront of violating international law and freedom of expression The Iranian media does not want to make the voice of the Iranian people heard in the world, in the face of the severe economic sanctions that the Americans have imposed on the Iranian people.
He added: "The United States claims that sanctions have not been imposed on the people in the field of treatment and livelihoods, but we see that most of the sanctions have been imposed in these areas, and this has been reflected in the Corona crisis. They will continue to do so, and we will certainly not be the only victims of this American behavior; the United States will not allow the free voice of the media, especially the voice of the Iranian people, to be heard by the world. Neither the United States nor any other country or individual can silence the free voice of the media.
Mokhtar Haddad stated about the measures taken by Iran Institute after the closing of the domain of some of the most visited newspapers in this collection:
In any case, these newspapers were very popular and experienced in the country, and their site had a lot of visitors. Of course, we took technical measures, while we were previously in domain .ir, and after the confiscation of domain .com by the United States. We put all our focus on the .ir domain. When these seizures took place, we were notified and our contacts and visitors entered the .ir domain. Of course, this may have an effect, but on the other hand, we are already in the domain. ir We were active and our contacts were familiar with this domain and after this incident our visitors entered the .ir domain Dundee is definitely a kind of internet theft and robbery because the United States has officially confiscated this domain, and if you visit the site and check the ownership, you will see that this domain has been officially confiscated. While since 1997, the scope of these publications has been for the Iranian collection, and for a few more years, we have purchased these domains and they have been owned by the Iranian Institute.
The Director of Public Relations and International Affairs of the Iranian Press Cultural Institute stated regarding the legal issues, investigation and filing of a complaint for this American action against the Iranian media:
We will definitely pursue this issue legally and in the courts, because this is an international robbery when a country confiscates domains that are like the lands owned by a group and in the name of that institution. Calling them names is a form of theft, and it's a kind of disrespect to the media. This behavior of the United States certainly showed that this country is a big liar who claims freedom of speech and media rights. Add to this the country's economic and military terrorism against Iran, certainly aimed at harming the Iranian people and the media Iran, we urge the media of other countries and all the free media in the world not to remain silent in the face of this behavior of the United States, because this behavior is not only related to Iran but is a great insult to all media in the world.
Mokhtar Haddad, while announcing this action of the United States as a kind of theft and media terrorism, added:
No letters were sent before the confiscation of the domains, after the confiscation of these domains, we were given a letter and it was announced that these domains are no longer in our possession and for that reason they announced cooperation in sanctions, ie in In fact, after the theft, they announced that the domains were not in our possession.
The Director of Public Relations and International Affairs of the Iranian Press Cultural Institute described the US media's media terrorism in the Corona crisis as follows:
The Americans are taking advantage of these crises in order to carry out their actions and behaviors at a time when other countries are engaged in these crises. The solution to this media terrorism that the United States has been pursuing for some time is that the media The people of the world should not remain silent in the face of these behaviors, and they should respond to this behavior of the United States, because this behavior is not limited to the Iranian media. In the face of such actions, the media should be silent on this issue for the Americans A routine procedure and media terror imposed on the whole world.
During this period, the US terrorist government has shown its true face to the world, and with its terrorist actions, both in the economic field, where we have witnessed intense US pressure on Iran, and in the military field, where we have witnessed the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani They were in the region, and today they are embracing media terrorism, which should not be silenced by international circles and media circles.
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