IRNA

IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) is Iran's official state news agency, publishing in Persian, English, and other languages. As the government's primary news outlet, it distributes domestic and international news and official statements, generally reflecting the positions of the Iranian state. It supplies coverage to both domestic media and international audiences.

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IRNA at a glance

Country: Iran
Region: Türkiye, Iran and Iraq · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: News agency
Editorial leaning: Right-leaning
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How Crosswire groups IRNA

Crosswire groups IRNA as Right-leaning for comparisons within Iran's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In Iran, Mehr News Agency and Iran International are listed as Centrist — so you can open IRNA beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings. This profile does not include an individual assessment citation. Page updated 2026-09-28; this is a content-change date, not a fresh fact-check of the outlet. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.

Where IRNA sits in Iran's press

IRNA is one of 5 outlets tracked in Iran, and one of 2 news agencies among them — the other being Mehr News Agency. By outlets tracked, Iran ranks 16th of the 20 countries on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub, which lists 99 outlets in all.

Across the Middle East and North Africa, Crosswire tracks 10 of the 51 news agencies in the directory. The nearest counterparts to IRNA outside Iran, starting with Türkiye, Iran and Iraq, are LANA (Libya), SANA (Syria), WAFA (Palestine) and KUNA (Kuwait). Opening one of them beside IRNA is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.