# PressTV

> PressTV is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Iran. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **State-influenced**.

- **Domain:** presstv.ir
- **Website:** https://www.presstv.ir
- **Country:** Iran
- **Region:** Middle East
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** State-influenced
- **Founded:** 2007

## About

Reading PressTV is like getting geopolitics through a deliberately Iranian frame: it foregrounds conflict, Western foreign policy, and “resistance” narratives at a steady, relentless pace, with headlines that rarely leave room for uncertainty. The tone is sharp and consistent, and the angle almost always points away from Tehran as the party to be examined. The contrast is hard to miss: a channel built to speak outward on behalf of the state is tied to a state that tightly restricts speech at home.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Owned and operated by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), a state broadcasting authority under direct Iranian government mandate
- **Funding:** State-financed through IRIB, which draws its budget from the Iranian government
- **Focus areas:** Geopolitics, Middle East conflict, US and Western foreign policy criticism, anti-imperialist narratives, Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Iran domestic and regional affairs, Global South perspectives


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-03-04. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.4. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 10 (5 themes).

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