ALBAWABA - An interview with Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Parliament of Iran, was cut short by the Iranian State TV, drawing ire from his team.
"The broadcast of this discussion was stopped in the middle of it, despite the fact that this discussion was recorded and the least duty of the officials was to coordinate it with the parliament’s media center if they decided not to broadcast part of the discussion contrary to procedures," a statement by the parliament media center of Iran said.
The parliament media center of Iran added that the interview was split into two parts, with the second part to be aired Wednesday night. Notably, the part cut from the interview was a discussion about UN nuclear watchdog inspections, the country’s frozen assets, and a $300-billion reconstruction credit.
One interesting thing said by Ghalibaf in the first part of the interview was about the U.S. blockade of Iran, saying:
"From the day the blockade was lifted until today, we have exported more than 40 million barrels of oil,” he said, adding that “by contrast, during the previous 50 to nearly 60 days, we were genuinely unable to export even a single barrel of oil."
Was the interview cut to give Iran State TV the opportunity to censor the parts they don’t want public, or was it genuinely meant to be a two-parter?
