#Iran
Islamic Republic state TV (IRIB) chief claims that an IRIB journalist has been captured and imprisoned by #Israel.

He said that the family of this journalist did not want the issue to be publicized.

Without mentioning the journalist’s nationality, he stated: “We hope he is released from captivity.” He also mentioned that the journalist is no longer in Gaza.

It is very strange that IRIB can openly have journalists in Gaza.

IRIB’s claim comes as the Islamic Republic has arrested another American journalist of Iranian heritage, Reza Valizadeh, who worked for the U.S.-funded media outlet Radio Farda and was arrested upon traveling to Iran in 2024.

IRGC-affiliated Fars News has just published a report stating that the Minister of Intelligence should identify journalists working for Persian-language media, after which the judiciary should issue sentences and the foreign ministry should attempt to arrest those journalists: