Outlet track record
Press TV / IRNA
Iranian state media
Press TV and IRNA are Iranian government-controlled media outlets that consistently advance the official positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Their content is shaped by directives from Iran's Supreme Leader (for IRIB/Press TV) and the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (for IRNA). During the ongoing 2026 US-Iran conflict, both outlets have framed US military action as aggression and emphasized civilian casualties, placing them in strong opposition to the Trump administration's foreign policy posture.
Owned byPress TV is owned by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), whose head is constitutionally appointed by Iran's Supreme Leader. IRNA is a government news agency under Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
LeaningIranian state media
On the administrationbroadly critical
8average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun