In other news from Iran, Iran’s state broadcaster has launched its first 24-hour English news channel. Press TV Director Shahab Mossavat said he hopes to compete with the satellite networks, including Al Jazeera and the BBC.

Shahab Mossavat: “Press TV is a 24-hour English-language news network set up here in Iran. We broadcast from Tehran and around the world. Our aims are to be a news provider globally. What we do in terms of output, we have programs that are both global and cover the Middle East.”