The station will continue to operate from its offices in Washington DC.
A UK-based Iranian broadcaster has moved its operation to the US after mounting threats and safety concerns against its London-based journalists from Tehran.
In a statement, the station said: “After a significant escalation in state-backed threats from Iran and advice from the Metropolitan Police, Iran International TV has reluctantly closed its London studios and moved broadcasting to Washington DC,” where it will continue to operate uninterrupted.
The channel will continue its output from its Washington DC site, while Afghanistan International TV continues as normal to broadcast from the London studios.
Iran International was warned by authorities in November that its journalists were under threat from Iranian agents and the Metropolitan Police took measures to strengthen the security around the network’s office in the area.
The channel’s broadcasts have gained special significance since popular anti-regime protests broke out in Iran last September. Iranian officials have repeatedly threatened Iran International and other Persian broadcasters based abroad since the start of protests when the government blocked the Internet to deny the population news and information.
“I cannot believe it has come to this. A foreign state has caused such a significant threat to the British public on British soil that we have to move,” said Mahmood Enayat, general manager of Iran International TV.
