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From manufacturing consent to masking defeat: 'Iran International' in service of US-Israeli war machine
June 6, 2026

"...The recent Financial Times report on the financial and ownership structure of the anti-Islamic Republic Persian-language network "Iran International" once again revived a question that has existed since the network’s launch in 2017: a media outlet with such enormous expenditures, such levels of losses, and such opacity in ownership, exactly with what motive and by whom is it being kept alive?

Why does this so-called media outlet, despite all the evident signs and evidence, still attempt to justify itself with grandiose terminology and refuse to pull its head out of the sand and see that everyone can already observe its naked reality? What is the real motive and objective behind sustaining Iran International?

The answer to this question does not merely help understand an overseas Persian-language network.

The main issue is that public opinion should know that when a media outlet simultaneously claims editorial independence, records hundreds of millions of pounds in accumulated losses, refuses to disclose the identities of its investors, and transfers parts of its ownership structure to offshore companies, it can no longer be evaluated by the normal standards of a commercial media enterprise.

According to the Financial Times report, the parent company of "Iran International", Volant Media UK, suffered more than £410 million in losses during the five years ending in December 2024 and owed approximately £482 million to affiliated entities..."

Source:
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/06/06/769928/from-manufacturing-constent-masking-defeat-iran-international-service-us-israeli-war-machine