Iran International (Persian: ایران اینترنشنال) is a Persian-languagenews television channel headquartered in London aimed at Iranian viewers,[1] and broadcasting free-to-air by satellite. Iran International was established in May 2017 and has broadcast its programmes from both London and Washington, D.C. In February 2023, Iran International moved its headquarters temporarily to Washington, D.C. due to increased threats from the Iranian government against their UK-based journalists,[2] but back to London in September 2023.[3] It is available online, via radio and via satellite broadcasting worldwide including Iran. The channel is funded by firm[needs copy edit] with ties to Prince Mohammed bin Salman[4] and has been charged of being an arm of Saudi Arabia.[5][6] It has received media attention for its reporting on Iranian human rights violations, political developments, LGBTQ+ rights and other topics sensitive to the government in Iran.[7][8]
^Kerr, Simeon; England, Andrew; O'Murchu, Cynthia (8 January 2019), "Saudi-backed broadcaster launches video challenge to Netflix", Financial Times, retrieved 17 July 2020, Saudi investors have also established a London-based Persian-language news network, Iran International, to serve Iranian viewers.