TEHRAN: Iranian state television on Tuesday cut short the broadcast of an interview with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator in talks with the United States, drawing criticism from his team.
“This discussion was delivered to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) more than 2 hours before the broadcast time; but unfortunately, the broadcast of this discussion was stopped in the middle of it,” said a statement by the parliament media center on Wednesday.
“This is despite the fact that this discussion was recorded and the least duty of the IRIB officials was to coordinate it with the parliament’s media center if they decided not to broadcast part of the discussion contrary to procedures,” the statement added.
The state broadcaster argued that the interview was cut into two parts and the second section will air on Wednesday night.
The parliamentary media center noted that the parts that were cut included the topics of UN nuclear watchdog inspections, the country’s frozen assets, and a 300-billion-dollar reconstruction credit.
