President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a three - nation Latin American tour . At a ceremony marking the station 's official launch last month , HispanTV 's managers said the new Spanish network aims to paint a true picture of Iran and link the Islamic republic with Latin America . The trip is the latest step in a longstanding effort to shore up support in the region . Analyst : ` ` Iran has an extremely active diplomatic move afoot '' Iran recently launched a Spanish - language television network .
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a three - nation Latin American tour . The trip is the latest step in a longstanding effort to shore up support in the region . Analyst : ` ` Iran has an extremely active diplomatic move afoot '' Iran recently launched a Spanish - language television network .