"A slip of the tongue" Against Khamenei, you overthrow an official on Iranian television.. What is the story?
Declare Iranian state television dismissal of a director at a regional station after a journalist uttered during a live broadcast a slogan hostile to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, later justified it by saying: "Slip of the tongue"
During a live broadcast of the celebrations of the forty-seventh anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Sistan-Baluchestan province in southeast Iran On Wednesday, journalist Musab Rasoulizad was commenting on the arrival of revelers, and reporting the chants of the crowds, including: "Allah is great"
Then he added "Death to Khamenei"instead of the usual phrases in similar gatherings, including "Death to America" and"Death to Israel"
He soon apologized in a video clip for what he described as"A slip of the tongue" and"mistake"and denounced the exploitation "Enemies of the revolution" What happened.
Firing the program director
The official television announced the dismissal of the program director immediately after the incident occurred, explaining this by"An error occurred in the network".
He added that "Stream player and stream manager" They stopped working, for now "Other employees who were deemed responsible were referred to a disciplinary committee"
He explained that this decision aims to "Maintaining professional discipline and preserving the reputation of the media"
Unprecedented protests
Iran witnessed an unprecedented wave of protests against the government that began in late December and resulted in the deaths of thousands.
Tehran acknowledged the killing of more than 3,000 people during the protests, but confirmed that most of the victims were members of the security forces and bystanders not participating in the demonstrations. It accused "Terrorists" They work for the United States and Israel to kill them.
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