Iran Envoy Walks Out of Yerevan Briefing Over US-Funded Journalist

At his press briefing on Saturday, Iran's ambassador to Armenia, Sobhani called for the expulsion of a reporter for Radio Farda, the American state media, from the meeting, calling the media “in the service of Iran's enemies.” As he left the meeting, he said the reporter should go out. Finally, with the reporter leaving the meeting, Mr. Safir returned to the meeting.

Iran envoy to Armenia leaves meeting over presence of ‘hostile’ US media

Amid plummeting relations with the United States, Iran’s ambassador to Armenia, Mehdi Sobhani, made headlines by storming out of a press conference after a heated exchange with U.S.-funded journalists, whom he accused of being “agents of hostile forces.” WATCH 👇