DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) A Farsi-language satellite news channel based in London long critical of Iran's theocractic government said Saturday it had moved its broadcasts to Washington “to protect the safety of its journalists” after reportedly being targeted by Tehran.
The private network Iran International TV said Saturday that it had been forced on UK police advice to shut down its London studios, blaming a surge in threats from the protest-hit regime in Iran.
Saudi Arabia has not commented on Tehran's allegations. "After a significant escalation in state-backed threats from Iran and advice from the Metropolitan Police, Iran International TV says it has reluctantly closed its London studios and moved broadcasting to Washington DC," the channel said in a statement.
Tehran has stepped up harassment of independent news organization in wake of widespread protests; channel says it can no longer protect its staff in London