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U.S. Gov’t Seizes PressTV.com and Other Websites Linked to Iran

HeadlineJun 23, 2021

The United States government has seized dozens of website domains linked to Iran, including state-owned PressTV.com, a popular English-language news site. They also shut down Yemeni and Iraqi channels. Journalist and news host Rania Khalek tweeted, “If a country did this to US media outlets it would be seen as an act of war.”

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