By Russia Today Authorities in Tehran slammed the EU over its gagging of 19 Iranian satellite channels which coincided with the latest round of sanctions, one of the toughest yet. The shutdown is a big attack on freedom of speech, analyst Chris Bamberry told RT. Frances Eutelsat and UKs Arqiva satellite providers made a decision to stop broadcasting ...

We would never stop broadcasting our programs; the West wants to mute our voice, but its measure greatly increases our audience, said Deputy President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) World Service in response to Europes top satellite service Eutelsat decision to take several Iranian satellite channels off one of its Hot Bird frequencies....