Iran says state-linked sites seized by US, reasons unclear

hanimmal

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/iran-says-state-linked-sites-seized-by-us-reasons-unclear/2021/06/22/e84fa400-d385-11eb-b39f-05a2d776b1f4_story.html
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran said Tuesday that several state-linked news websites have been seized by the U.S. government under unclear circumstances.

While there was no immediate acknowledgement of the seizures from American authorities, they come amid the wider heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran’s now-tattered nuclear deal with world powers.

The Islamic Republic’s president-elect, judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi, staked out a hard-line position Monday in his first news conference since his election victory.
He said he would would not meet with President Joe Biden and ruled out any further negotiations with the West over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and support for regional militias.

Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency identified a series of websites taken offline, saying they were seized by the Department of Justice.

The Iranian state-linked websites that abruptly went offline with what appeared to be U.S. seizure notices include state television’s English-language arm Press TV, as well as the Yemeni Houthi rebels’ Al-Masirah satellite news channel and Iranian state TV’s Arabic-language channel, Al-Alam.

The site for the Houthi-run Al-Masirah satellite news channel acknowledged its website’s seizure by the FBI. In a statement, the group said the site’s closure had come without prior notice but that the channel would continue in its mission of “confronting the American and Israeli acts of piracy against our nation, by any means.”

The notice said the websites were seized “as part of law enforcement action” by the Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Export Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Marzieh Hashemi, a prominent American-born anchorwoman for Press TV, told The Associated Press that the channel was aware of the seizure but had no further information.

“We are just trying to figure out what this means,” she said.

Press TV, launched in June 2007, is the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s English-language service. There are no private television or radio stations in Iran. Satellite dishes, while widespread, also are illegal. That leaves IRIB with a monopoly on domestic airwaves.

While airing in Iran, Press TV focuses predominantly on international affairs through the lens of how leaders in the Islamic Republic see the world. Fierce criticism of British and American foreign policy is common. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, IRIB has been in the hands of hard-liners who back Iran’s government.
Its broadcasts have drawn fierce Western criticism, including allegations of anti-Semitism.
 

Jimdamick

Well-Known Member
What the fuck is that about?
The FBI go's into a sovereign nation & shuts down media site's tha were broadcasting opnions contrary to the viewpoint's of the the US and Israel.
Are we as fucked up as the Russians?
Putin said at the conference that the US essentially was as bad or worse than Russia and the US should STFU.
Maybe he's right.
Our treatment of the Native Americans/Blacjks/Immigrant's of all Nations that at one point or another, were discriminated against.
Just ask the Irish,Italians/Jews/Catholics/Japanese/Chinese to name a handful'.
Land of the Free?
More like the land of the exploited
Yea, he's right it seems and we continue to suck.
Actually, it's gettimg worse in my opinion
Too many Republicans/idiots
Just think about.it.
40% of this country identified themselves as Republican, who stated that their focus was to hinder, or let's be realistic, sabotage Biden.
34% sincerely believe that the election was corrupt and buy into the "Big Lie"
And now the cocksuckers essentally are controlling the goverment, by being a obstacle, whose only purpose is too fuck with Biden.
Figure that the fuck out, because I cant.
Pieces of shit.
 

Lucky Luke

Well-Known Member
'Murrica! Not content with fking up its own country lets go fk with other ones, who cares if its legal or moral.
 

Peacehead

Active Member
What the fuck is that about?
The FBI go's into a sovereign nation & shuts down media site's tha were broadcasting opnions contrary to the viewpoint's of the the US and Israel.
Are we as fucked up as the Russians?
Putin said at the conference that the US essentially was as bad or worse than Russia and the US should STFU.
Maybe he's right.
Our treatment of the Native Americans/Blacjks/Immigrant's of all Nations that at one point or another, were discriminated against.
Just ask the Irish,Italians/Jews/Catholics/Japanese/Chinese to name a handful'.
Land of the Free?
More like the land of the exploited
Yea, he's right it seems and we continue to suck.
Actually, it's gettimg worse in my opinion
Too many Republicans/idiots
Just think about.it.
40% of this country identified themselves as Republican, who stated that their focus was to hinder, or let's be realistic, sabotage Biden.
34% sincerely believe that the election was corrupt and buy into the "Big Lie"
And now the cocksuckers essentally are controlling the goverment, by being a obstacle, whose only purpose is too fuck with Biden.
Figure that the fuck out, because I cant.
Pieces of shit.
All I can say is wow. Interesting how a lot of democrats do not like trump because he is “offensive”- same sort of thing you are doing right here, generalizing republicans as idiots.Youre a real likable guy. Maybe we should take away the right to think different or better yet ban the Republican Party, problem solved. Right? That’s my 2 cents.
 

Lucky Luke

Well-Known Member
All I can say is wow. Interesting how a lot of democrats do not like trump because he is “offensive”- same sort of thing you are doing right here, generalizing republicans as idiots.Youre a real likable guy. Maybe we should take away the right to think different or better yet ban the Republican Party, problem solved. Right? That’s my 2 cents.
If you are a Republican then you are a racist Trump lover. Banning them is probably a great idea.
 

Fogdog

Well-Known Member
All I can say is wow. Interesting how a lot of democrats do not like trump because he is “offensive”- same sort of thing you are doing right here, generalizing republicans as idiots.Youre a real likable guy. Maybe we should take away the right to think different or better yet ban the Republican Party, problem solved. Right? That’s my 2 cents.
A dollar would have been wasted.
 

hanimmal

Well-Known Member
What the fuck is that about?
The FBI go's into a sovereign nation & shuts down media site's tha were broadcasting opnions contrary to the viewpoint's of the the US and Israel.
Are we as fucked up as the Russians?
Putin said at the conference that the US essentially was as bad or worse than Russia and the US should STFU.
Maybe he's right.
Our treatment of the Native Americans/Blacjks/Immigrant's of all Nations that at one point or another, were discriminated against.
Just ask the Irish,Italians/Jews/Catholics/Japanese/Chinese to name a handful'.
Land of the Free?
More like the land of the exploited
Yea, he's right it seems and we continue to suck.
Actually, it's gettimg worse in my opinion
Too many Republicans/idiots
Ill wait until I see the sites that were seized.


Too many Republicans/idiots
Just think about.it.
40% of this country identified themselves as Republican, who stated that their focus was to hinder, or let's be realistic, sabotage Biden.
34% sincerely believe that the election was corrupt and buy into the "Big Lie"
And now the cocksuckers essentally are controlling the goverment, by being a obstacle, whose only purpose is too fuck with Biden.
Figure that the fuck out, because I cant.
Pieces of shit.
If they were troll sites that are pushing the big lie and being funded by other nations like the Russians to brainwash our citizens, I am all about it.

Fuck these countries that are attacking our citizens with this nonstop spam attack, and any Americans helping them, because it has to stop.
 

BudmanTX

Well-Known Member
Ill wait until I see the sites that were seized.



If they were troll sites that are pushing the big lie and being funded by other nations like the Russians to brainwash our citizens, I am all about it.

Fuck these countries that are attacking our citizens with this nonstop spam attack, and any Americans helping them, because it has to stop.
i'm like you, waiting to see a glimpse of the sites they did seize.....and go from there
 

mooray

Well-Known Member
All I can say is wow. Interesting how a lot of democrats do not like trump because he is “offensive”- same sort of thing you are doing right here, generalizing republicans as idiots.Youre a real likable guy. Maybe we should take away the right to think different or better yet ban the Republican Party, problem solved. Right? That’s my 2 cents.
1. Surely you must recognize the difference in expectations? Would you vote to have Andrew Dice Clay speak at your local church? We represent nothing but ourselves here. A president represents an entire nation and the expectations are tremendously different.

2. Just look at republican policies over the years. They're driven by a dislike for something, or someone. Think about that for a minute, what it means to essentially be the party of anger and exclusion, from the group of christians that were taught their entire lives about jesus' love, humanity and humility. That's literally the exact opposite of Trump and Trump rode 80%+ approval ratings his entire term. There's nothing wrong with being conservative, but to be a self-proclaimed republican is to trade all of the things these people claimed to hold sacred, their religion, their country, their service, and piss on it in favor of a nigerian prince promising wealth. At the absolute best, if you're a republican, you have weak values. At worst, you're a malicious.

3. Don't fall into a typical republican fear/paranoia talking point. Just because people are exercising their 1a rights here, doesn't mean they want to take away yours over there. That's something republicans want with their fakenews agenda. Party of inconsistency, selfishness and narcissism.
 

Peacehead

Active Member
1. Surely you must recognize the difference in expectations? Would you vote to have Andrew Dice Clay speak at your local church? We represent nothing but ourselves here. A president represents an entire nation and the expectations are tremendously different.

2. Just look at republican policies over the years. They're driven by a dislike for something, or someone. Think about that for a minute, what it means to essentially be the party of anger and exclusion, from the group of christians that were taught their entire lives about jesus' love, humanity and humility. That's literally the exact opposite of Trump and Trump rode 80%+ approval ratings his entire term. There's nothing wrong with being conservative, but to be a self-proclaimed republican is to trade all of the things these people claimed to hold sacred, their religion, their country, their service, and piss on it in favor of a nigerian prince promising wealth. At the absolute best, if you're a republican, you have weak values. At worst, you're a malicious.

3. Don't fall into a typical republican fear/paranoia talking point. Just because people are exercising their 1a rights here, doesn't mean they want to take away yours over there. That's something republicans want with their fakenews agenda. Party of inconsistency, selfishness and narcissism.
Wow just wow Dems May dominate the news and social media but 70 million Americans are still republicans and aren’t going to change their mind because you decided to go at their neck or because you look down on them or think you are better. I am glad to get a glimpse into the thought process. Hopefully for your sake we can just ban republicans - and won’t have to worry about a republican getting elected again but I just don’t see it.
 

hanimmal

Well-Known Member
Wow just wow Dems May dominate the news and social media but 70 million Americans are still republicans and aren’t going to change their mind because you decided to go at their neck or because you look down on them or think you are better. I am glad to get a glimpse into the thought process. Hopefully for your sake we can just ban republicans - and won’t have to worry about a republican getting elected again but I just don’t see it.
"Dems", you are down the rabbit hole man.

Welcome to the site, if you are not one of the endless line of trolls attacking this and everything else with a comment section, I hope that you stick around. People will usually just assume you are another paid troll, so if you are finding it difficult to have a conversation, remember you always have your ignore feature.

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Best of luck.

Mind if I ask, are you an American, and if so are you ok with the Russian military attacking our citizens?
 

Peacehead

Active Member
"Dems", you are down the rabbit hole man.

Welcome to the site, if you are not one of the endless line of trolls attacking this and everything else with a comment section, I hope that you stick around. People will usually just assume you are another paid troll, so if you are finding it difficult to have a conversation, remember you always have your ignore feature.

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Best of luck.

Mind if I ask, are you an American, and if so are you ok with the Russian military attacking our citizens?
Not a troll at all, wasn’t even going to post but after reading some of the insults thrown at a political party that many Americans identify with I felt like someone had to say something. Seemed like a whole lot of hatred and generalizing, peace.
 
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