Top Iranian Reporter Apologises 'For Lying' And Quits Government TV After Plane Crash
by Spencer Neale
| January 13, 2020 04:41 PM

An anchor for Iran's State-run TV resigned today because of "lies" surrounding Iranian airstrikes that downed a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane above Tehran last week.

"Iran State TV's anchor resigns saying, 'It was very hard for me to believe the killing of my countrymen. I apologise for lying to you on TV for 13 years,'" it was reported.

Journalists in Iran have struggled to report factually on the events surrounding the recent airstrikes due to the government's strong grasp on media outlets. President Trump demanded the Iranians "turn your internet back on" yesterday after the Iranian government moved to shut off communications to the outside world.

Iran initially refused to take responsibility for the crash and said they would not allow the United States or Boeing to investigate the contents of the flight's black box recorder.

Days later, after a video was released showing a missile striking the Ukrainian airliner, the Iranian government claimed a missile "unintentionally" hit the plane, instantly killing all 176 passengers on board. More than 80 Iranians died as a result of the plane crash.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted that "preliminary conclusions of internal investigation by Armed Forces: Human error at time of crisis caused by US adventurism led to disaster."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/top-iranian-reporter-apologizes-for-lying-and-quits-government-tv-after-plane-crash

Also see:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/13/journalists-quit-iranian-state-broadcaster-over-crash-cover-up

This is just the beginning of resignation when the hoodwinked Iranians come to their senses

He must be Press TV anchor, those guys can lie pass devil

luluosas:


This is just the beginning of resignation when the hoodwinked Iranians come to their senses

Another TV anchor has resigned, more to come as they are beginning to wake up to reality.

Seriously? That's awesome news

OLAADEGBU:


Another TV anchor has resigned, more to come as they are beginning to wake up to reality.

I hope that TV reporter is still alive.

The first liars in the world are Western reporters starting with the British..

panafrican:
The first liars in the world are Western reporters starting with the British..

It is documented that 2 quit their jobs Gelare Jabbari and Zahra Khatami. Sometimes I think I could take you to mass graves of 100,000
in Russia and you would deny that genocide happened.

gloriaunobi:


He must be Press TV anchor, those guys can lie pass devil

It is part of their religion, its called al taqiyya.

the way press tv guys dey lie.. Lia Mohammed no reach them

osamz007:


the way press tv guys dey lie.. Lia Mohammed no reach them

Obama even legalised it in America.

They are now at it again.