By AFP WASHINGTON International satellite services provider Intelsat has blocked Iran's official broadcast channels in Europe, a company spokesman said Thursday. But it would not confirm or deny an Iranian report that it did so at the order of the US government. "Intelsat confirms that we took IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) ...

[caption id="attachment_17976" align="alignright" width="256"] Eutelsat and Intelsat win a new 6-month waiver to broadcast Press TV.[/caption] The US government has reportedly given European satellite providers Intelsat and Eutelsat Communications a new six-month waiver to transmit Iranian channels including Press TV. The waiver has been granted ...

Communications satellite service provider Intelsat has announced it will take Iranian channels off the air as of next week as the West's campaign against free speech intensifies. In a letter to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the Luxembourg-based company cited the illegal US sanctions against the IRIB president as the main reason ...

Communications satellite services provider Intelsat has announced the suspension of its services to Iranian channels, especially the English-language news network, Press TV, as the West's campaign against free speech intensifies. On Wednesday, the Luxembourg-based company said it will no longer provide services to Iranian channels, most notably Press ...

By The Journal of Turkish Weekly The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (Intelsat) has taken a number of Iranian channels off the air in Europe based on an order by the U.S., Press TV reported. The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has ordered the international broadcast services provider to shut down the Iranian ...