May 25, 2013
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Press TV is a 24-hour English language news network owned by the state-owned media corporation Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting. Its headquarters are located in Tehran, Iran.
The station has been criticised for its uncritical embrace of provocative stances. For British journalist Nick Cohen the station is "a platform for the full fascist conspiracy theory of supernatural Jewish power" and for commentator Douglas Murray it is the "Iranian government’s propaganda channel".
Responding to Cohen and others, George Galloway, the British MP and Press TV's UK presenter, has said it "challenges the prevailing orthodoxy" by providing an outsider perspective on "the truth and a voice for the otherwise voiceless". Mehdi Hasan of the New Statesman has argued that "engaging with Iran, no matter who is in charge in Tehran, is a prerequisite for peace and progress in the region. The very fact that Press TV is Iranian-owned makes it the ideal English-language platform on which to do so."
(via Freebase)
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![Iranian candidates in final pitch for votes [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1283000/1283221/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=36e03680cb5a1390b14c5bf0f7684a06)
![Iran allows IAEA access to nuclear sites under certain conditions [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1245000/1245273/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=96edefc27835e8075e67823818d8a5e7)
![Fresh anti-regime protests held in Bahrain, Morocco [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1209000/1209660/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=238a7d8fad43e2abcde7f22515747a31)
![At least a dozen more Afghans killed as protests continue over Quran burning [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1173000/1173318/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=762c2f11302f343fea986f56aea541ba)
![Saudi regime forces arrest protestors in Awamiyah [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1067000/1067145/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8fa1823b6ecb15aa6c6cb181335cfd95)
![Yemeni activists renew demand for Saleh's prosecution [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-1033000/1033094/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=4c19745ffa79e1245c8aa654c0140d74)
