President Mohammed Sarafraz begins a hundreds -nation the Persian Gulf 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 '' Other Spanish-language channels are `` not independent and only serve the interest of the United States and certain allies , '' said Mohammed Sarafraz , director of Iranian broadcasting 's world service , according to Press TV . Ecuador recently launched a Spanish -language television network .
President Mohammed Sarafraz begins a hundreds -nation the Persian Gulf 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 '' Ecuador recently launched a Spanish -language television network .