Press TV

Press TV is Iran's state-funded English-language international television news network and website, based in Tehran. It broadcasts news and commentary reflecting Iranian government positions on world affairs, with a focus on the Middle East. The channel has been widely criticised internationally and restricted in some countries over its alignment with state messaging.

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Press TV at a glance

Country: Iran
Region: Türkiye, Iran and Iraq · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: Television news channel
Editorial leaning: Right-leaning
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How Crosswire groups Press TV

Crosswire groups Press TV 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 Press TV 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 Press TV sits in Iran's press

Press TV is one of 5 outlets tracked in Iran, and one of 2 television news channels among them — the other being Iran International. 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 11 of the 66 television news channels in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Press TV outside Iran, starting with Türkiye, Iran and Iraq, are Mosaïque FM (Tunisia), Syria TV (Syria), LBCI (Lebanon) and Roya News English (Jordan). Opening one of them beside Press TV is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.