Iranian parliament advances bill to curb foreign influence
Iranian parliament advances bill to curb foreign influence Iran's parliament approved on Sunday the general principles of a bill that would criminalise interviews and other communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, including US or Israeli media and outlets financed by either country, Iran's Shargh newspaper reported. Osman Salari, a member of parliament's judicial and…
On Sunday, Iran's parliament advanced a bill aimed at restricting foreign influence, according to Shargh newspaper. The bill's general principles would criminalize interviews and communications with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic, specifically US or Israeli media and outlets financed by either nation. Osman Salari, a member of parliament's judicial and legal commission, stated that the bill's individual provisions, which target countering foreign intelligence influence, have not yet been debated and approved.
Therefore, reports about the bill's specifics should not be considered definitive. Salari informed the Mizan news agency that the proposed legislation would prohibit interviews or engagement with such media, with violations facing imprisonment ranging from six months to two years. Interviews with other foreign media would necessitate notification to the intelligence ministry, while contacting foreign embassies, offices of foreign organizations, or non-Iranian institutions without prior permission from the foreign ministry would incur a fine and loss of certain social rights.
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