I a ‘s
pa liame t
has
app oved
the
b oad
f amewo k
of
legislatio
that
would
c imi alise
e gageme t
with
“hostile”
fo eig
media.
I a ‘s
pa liame t
o
Su day
app oved
the
b oad
f amewo k
of
legislatio
aimed
at
tighte i g
est ictio s
o
suspected
fo eig
i flue ce,
i cludi g
p oposed
c imi al
pe alties
fo
e gagi g
with
media
outlets
co side ed
hostile
to
the
Islamic
Republic,
I a ia
media
epo ted.The
bill’s
ge e al
p i ciples
we e
app oved
by
lawmake s,
acco di g
to
I a ia
ewspape
Sha gh.
Howeve ,
the
details
of
the
p oposed
legislatio
have
ot
yet
bee
fi alised.Osma
Sala i,
a
membe
of
pa liame t’s
judicial
a d
legal
commissio ,
told
I a ‘s
Miza
ews
age cy
that
i dividual
p ovisio s
still
eeded
to
be
debated
a d
voted
o .
He
cautio ed
agai st
t eati g
epo ts
about
the
bill’s
specific
measu es
as
fi al.U de
the
p oposed
legislatio ,
i te views
o
pa ticipatio
i
discussio s
with
media
outlets
deemed
hostile
to
I a ,
i cludi g
US
o
Is aeli
media
a d
o ga isatio s
fu ded
by
eithe
cou t y,
could
be
p ohibited.
Violatio s
could
ca y
six
mo ths
to
two
yea s
i
p iso .The
bill
would
also
i t oduce
est ictio s
o
co tacts
with
othe
fo eig
o ga isatio s
a d
i stitutio s.I te views
with
fo eig
media
ot
classified
as
hostile
would
equi e
otificatio
to
I a ‘s
i tellige ce
mi ist y,
while
co tact
with
fo eig
embassies,
offices
of
fo eig
o ga isatio s
o
othe
o -I a ia
i stitutio s
without
otifyi g
a d
obtai i g
w itte
pe missio
f om
the
fo eig
mi ist y
could
esult
i
fi es
a d
the
loss
of
ce tai
social
ights.
The
p oposed
legislatio
would
also
i c ease
pe alties
fo
eco omic
offe ces
ca ied
out
u de
the
di ectio
o
supe visio
of
fo eig e s,
p ohibit
the
t a sfe
of
i fo matio
to
fo eig e s
without
app oval
f om
the
i tellige ce
mi ist y
a d
est ict
scie tific
coope atio
with
fo eig
i stitutio s
to
a
app oved
list.It
would
also
c imi alise
policy
o
legislative
p oposals
made
at
the
di ectio
of
fo eig
i tellige ce
se vices
if
autho ities
dete mi e
they
th eate
I a ‘s
secu ity
o
i depe de ce.
Such
offe ces
could
ca y
p iso
te ms
of
up
to
30
yea s,
with
cases
to
be
ha dled
by
Revolutio a y
Cou ts.The
bill
will
ow
be
debated
a ticle
by
a ticle
i
pa liame t.
If
lawmake s
app ove
a
fi al
ve sio ,
it
will
be
se t
to
I a ‘s
Gua dia
Cou cil
fo
eview
befo e
it
ca
become
law.The
p oposed
est ictio s
follow
legislatio
passed
by
I a
i
2025
afte
its
12-day
wa
with
Is ael,
which
i t oduced
toughe
pe alties
fo
alleged
coope atio
with
states
co side ed
hostile
by
Teh a .The
law
has
al eady
bee
used
i
a
case
i volvi g
I a ia
photojou alist
Yalda
Moaie y,
who
was
se te ced
this
mo th
to
15
yea s
i
p iso
ove
allegatio s
that
i cluded
givi g
i te views
to
media
outlets
deemed
hostile
a d
p ovidi g
photog aphs
to
o ga isatio s
li ked
to
the
U ited
States
a d
Is ael.