In an agreement with Iran, BBC News Agency banned its Persian channel from publishing reports, which its materials have been gathered from inside Iran, HuffPost revealed on Tuesday.
According to an email obtained by HuffPost, “the agreement was made with the Iranian government in an exchange for allowing a BBC correspondent inside the country.”
According to the report it’s not the first time the British broadcaster has agreed to such terms.
Martin Patience, BBC’s Middle East correspondent who was allowed into Iran last week, tweeted on Sunday: “Today @BBCNews begins coverage from inside Iran. Rare access at key time. Some restrictions on our movements but not on what we are saying.”
“It is absolutely imperative that none of their material is run on BBC Persian TV, Radio or Online now or in the future. That includes any official BBC Persian social feed retweeting or forwarding the coverage. Please do not use the material and stories produced in Iran on any platform or in any format,” HuffPost quoted the structures given by Iranian officials via the email.
In another email that HuffPost revealed on February, BBC Arabic correspondent was allowed to enter Iran to cover the anniversary of 1979 Iranian revolution on condition.
According to the February’s email, the correspondent for BBC Arabic was not allowed to share his pictures with the agency’s Persian broadcasting channel and website.
