PressTV media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places PressTV on the right. We have seen it on 17 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is PressTV biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places PressTV on the right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is PressTV left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places PressTV on the right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is PressTV reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for PressTV are Media Bias/Fact Check: Low factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What PressTV has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with PressTV’s own report linked underneath.
Iran communicated a set of conditions to the United States through Qatari mediators, with its security chief stating seven demands were delivered. The statements came as Houthi forces intensified attacks on Saudi targets, prompting varied coverage across left, centre and right outlets.
PressTV reported it asIran sets 7 conditions for US to escape war quagmire: Top security official (opens PressTV in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
PressTV reported it asWar on Iran damaged hundreds of US facilities, depleted key munitions: Pentagon (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Jordan's armed forces stated that 18 out of 20 ballistic missiles launched from Iran were intercepted and destroyed by air defence systems. Two missiles landed in unpopulated areas without causing casualties. Iran's IRGC claimed to have targeted a US military base in Jordan.
PressTV reported it asUS warplanes damaged in Iranian strikes on military base in Jordan: Report (opens PressTV in a new tab)
A US strike in southern Iran hit a wedding celebration, killing at least four people, including a child, and wounding over 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. US Central Command confirmed strikes on IRGC targets.
PressTV reported it asReuters analysis confirms US munition directly hit wedding party in Sirik: Probe exposes American war crime (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Britain is preparing a comprehensive package of measures concerning Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, including potential trade restrictions and limits on British corporate involvement. Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar has warned of retaliation if the UK proceeds.
PressTV reported it asUK to Adopt 'Comprehensive' Measures Against Israel over West Bank Settlement Expansion (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Bishkek. They agreed to continue economic and trade relations despite US pressure and discussed the fragility of the Iran-US ceasefire memorandum.
PressTV reported it asIran, Russia can stand against US unilateralism: Pezeshkian (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Iran’s chief negotiator said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US lifts its naval blockade, releases frozen assets and ends oil sanctions. A vessel was struck in the strait, injuring at least one crew member, as tensions escalate over a June memorandum of understanding.
PressTV reported it asIran: New US sanctions amount to ‘economic terrorism,’ ‘crimes against humanity’ (opens PressTV in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 'unprecedented economic warfare and isolation' on Iran, warning that any country enabling financial or governmental aid to Tehran would face 'tremendous economic consequences'. Reports vary on whether specific measures or targets were named, with China identified as Iran’s largest oil buyer.
PressTV reported it asIran: New US sanctions amount to ‘economic terrorism,’ ‘crimes against humanity’ (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Donald Trump announced new economic measures against Iran, warning any country providing financial or logistical support would face 'tremendous economic consequences'. The move follows stalled negotiations between Washington and Tehran, with Trump claiming Iran had rejected a deal.
PressTV reported it asIran: New US sanctions amount to ‘economic terrorism,’ ‘crimes against humanity’ (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Trump announces potential new Iran sanctions and declares Strait of Hormuz blockade effective
Trust 42Donald Trump said the US could impose further sanctions on Iran, described a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as '100% successful', and argued that increased US oil production had reduced global reliance on the waterway. Oil prices, he said, had not spiked as feared and remained around $84 to $85 per barrel.
PressTV reported it asIran: New US sanctions amount to ‘economic terrorism,’ ‘crimes against humanity’ (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Oil prices declined as investors anticipated the announcement of new US sanctions against Iran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to reveal the measures, which Iran has dismissed. Asian stock markets remained flat.
PressTV reported it asIran: New US sanctions amount to ‘economic terrorism,’ ‘crimes against humanity’ (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Four airstrikes struck the Abu al-Duhur military airport in Idlib, Syria, on 18 August 2026, causing damage to the runway but no reported injuries. The incident marks the first attack on the airport since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, with no official confirmation of responsibility.
PressTV reported it asIsrael launches four airstrikes on military airbase in northwestern Syria (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Syria’s Interior Ministry announced the arrest of Hamza Abdullah Mohammad, known as Abu Jihad al-Muhajir, a high-ranking ISIS military commander, during a security operation near Manbij in Aleppo governorate on 18 August 2026. The ministry described the operation as part of efforts to dismantle ISIS networks and prevent the group’s resurgence.
PressTV reported it asIsrael launches four airstrikes on military airbase in northwestern Syria (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced a shift from a defensive to an offensive military doctrine, with a senior commander stating the country may adopt 'transformative approaches' to neutralise threats. The move follows a 60-day ceasefire memorandum with the US, which Iran reportedly used to prepare for wider conflict.
PressTV reported it as‘Enemy should expect strategic surprises’: IRGC commander warns of shift to offensive posture (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Iran exploited the June 17 US-Iran memorandum of understanding to accelerate missile and drone production, appoint hardline commanders, and deploy forces near the Red Sea, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal and Iranian state media. The truce expired on 17 August 2026 with no renewal announced.
PressTV reported it as‘Enemy should expect strategic surprises’: IRGC commander warns of shift to offensive posture (opens PressTV in a new tab)
The Pentagon has told US defence contractors to accelerate weapons production after the war with Iran depleted stockpiles, including 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles fired in the first month. Industry leaders must submit plans within 21 days. President Donald Trump denied any shortage, calling reports 'treasonous'.
PressTV reported it asPentagon pushes military contractors to accelerate production amid shortages after war on Iran (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Seven explosions occurred within about 20 minutes in Dubai’s Jebel Ali industrial area on 5 August 2026, with videos showing thick black smoke. No official explanation or casualty figures have been released. Right-rated outlets linked the blasts to regional tensions.
PressTV reported it asExplosions heard at Dubai’s Jebel Ali industrial area: Report (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckrightCheck it
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Low factuality
- Media Bias/Fact ChecklowCheck it
Who owns it
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcastingunknowndirect owner
- Government of the Islamic Republic of IranGovernmentparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
- Official site
- presstv.com
- Seen publishing on
- presstv.co.uk, presstv.com, presstv.ir
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 17
- Reports listed
- 17
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 5 August 2026
17 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 3 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and PressTV ran the story anyway.
Across the 17 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of PressTV: its report arrived a median of 32 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 23 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 22 September 2026. Ratings pulled 8 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as PressTV, also publishing from Iran, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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