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TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Iran's ambassador to Armenia has walked out of a National Press Club meeting, in protest over the presence of a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent, who "works for our enemies."

Mehdi Sobhani initially demanded the removal of the RFE/RL reporter from the National Press Club meeting, noting that “this outlet currently works for our enemies”.

As the moderator Narine Mkrtchyan said she could not remove the journalist and urged to begin the event, Sobhani replied “I will not participate,” and left the room, according to Press TV.

Eventually, the correspondent of RFE/RL, which is funded by the US and operates under the US Agency for Global Media, left the meeting, as his presence caused disruption.

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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

VOA is yet another USAGM outlet.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yup, I'm guessing RF* is probably the worst? Hard to say though.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Perhaps. Ultimately they’re heads of the same USAGM hydra.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 2 weeks ago

Interestingly I was browsing photos of dual headed snakes to post ITT. Guess we're on the same wavelength.