{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/iran-parliament-criminalises-interviews-with-us-and-israeli-media","slug":"iran-parliament-criminalises-interviews-with-us-and-israeli-media","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/iran-parliament-criminalises-interviews-with-us-and-israeli-media","title":"Iran parliament criminalises interviews with US and Israeli media","subtitle":"Bill imposes prison sentences of up to two years for contact with outlets deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic","excerpt":"Iran’s parliament approved legislation on 16 August 2026 that bans interviews and other communications with US or Israeli media, punishable by up to two years in prison. The bill must still be reviewed by the Guardian Council before becoming law.","category":"Politics","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-08-16T13:46:19.525Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-16T13:17:01.304Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-17T21:16:03.927Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":56,"critic":85,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 56: Shargh newspaper named (+12) and specific date/location (+6) support the claim.","critic":"Critic 85: provides context, specific details, next step, and clear factual separation.","hype":"Hype 15: language is measured with no sensational adjectives."}},"tags":["#IranMediaLaw","#USIsraelRelations","#PressFreedom","#MiddleEastPolitics","#GuardianCouncil"],"entities":["Iran","Guardian Council","Yalda Moaiery","Shargh newspaper","Revolutionary Courts"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Iran’s parliament passed a bill on 16 August 2026 that criminalises interviews or other contact with US or Israeli media, or outlets financed by either country.","Violations carry prison sentences of six months to two years, with cases to be heard by Revolutionary Courts.","The bill must still be reviewed by the Guardian Council before it can become law.","Interviews with other foreign media will require notification to Iran’s intelligence ministry."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Iran’s parliament approved a bill on 16 August 2026 that makes it a crime to give interviews or take part in discussions with media deemed hostile to the Islamic Republic. The legislation targets US and Israeli outlets, as well as any media financed by either country. Violations are punishable by six months to two years in prison."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The bill must still be reviewed by the Guardian Council, a body that vets legislation for compliance with Iran’s constitution and Islamic law. If approved, it will expand existing restrictions on contact with foreign entities. Interviews with other foreign media will require notification to the intelligence ministry. Contact with foreign embassies or organisations without written permission from the foreign ministry will also be punishable by fines and loss of social rights."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The legislation also increases penalties for economic crimes linked to foreigners, bans providing information to foreign entities without intelligence ministry approval, and restricts scientific cooperation with foreign institutions outside an approved list. Policy proposals made under the direction of foreign intelligence services that harm Iran’s security or independence could result in prison sentences of up to 30 years."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mentioned that the bill must still be reviewed by the Guardian Council. The Deccan Herald was the only report to include the case of Yalda Moaiery and the bill’s provisions on economic crimes and scientific cooperation. None of the centre-rated digests mentioned the bill’s restrictions on policy proposals made under foreign direction or the role of Revolutionary Courts in hearing cases."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"vijesti.me","url":"https://vijesti.me/svijet/globus/822498/iran-predlaze-zatvorske-kazne-za-one-koji-razgovaraju-sa-stranim-medijima","headline":"Iran Predlaže Zatvorske Kazne Za One Koji Razgovaraju Sa Stranim Medijima","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T18:39:38.477Z"},{"sourceName":"Iran News Update","url":"https://irannewsupdate.com/news/infightings/iran-regime-moves-to-expand-repression-under-the-pretext-of-countering-infiltration","headline":"Iran Regime Moves to Expand Repression Under the Pretext of “Countering Infiltration”","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T16:10:09.000Z"},{"sourceName":"diarioestrategia.cl","url":"https://diarioestrategia.cl/texto-diario/mostrar/5986305/jefe-negociador-iran-proclama-pais-ganado-guerra-porque-eeuu-no-conseguido-ningun-objetivo","headline":"Iran’s Chief Negotiator Proclaims that His Country Has Won the War because the U.S. Has Not Achieved Any Goal","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T13:59:31.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Zambian Observer","url":"https://zambianobserver.com/ghalibaf-iran-achieved-military-and-political-victory","headline":"Ghalibaf: Iran Achieved Military and Political Victory","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T12:46:16.000Z"},{"sourceName":"matzav.com","url":"https://matzav.com/iran-claims-glorious-victory-over-us-and-israel-as-trump-vows-american-control-of-hormuz","headline":"Iran Claims “Glorious Victory” Over US and Israel as Trump Vows American Control of Hormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T11:15:56.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Perfil","url":"https://perfil.com/noticias/internacional/iran-asegura-que-gano-la-guerra-contra-estados-unidos-e-israel-y-pide-la-reapertura-del-estrecho-de-ormuz.phtml","headline":"Iran Claims that It Won the War Against the United States and Israel and Calls for the Reopening of the Strait of Ormuz","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T09:41:08.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Halk TV","url":"https://halktv.com.tr/dunya/iranda-ajanlik-alarmi-abd-ve-israil-medyasina-konusana-hapis-cezasi-geliyor-1049367h","headline":"\"Espionage\" Alert in Iran! 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