Sad how something like a press conference can't go on in Iran. Don't the Iranians realize that it makes them look bad, and the people attending can talk about what they discussed at the meeting when they leave Iran so the word about the meeting will get out one way or the other.
First Published: 2015-06-07
Iran stops EU delegation from speaking to foreign media
Having called a press conference at their hotel, plans of Foreign Affairs Committee of European Parliament were disrupted.
Middle East Online
Angry
TEHRAN - An EU delegation was stopped Sunday from speaking to foreign media in Tehran, with an Iranian security official threatening action against reporters and photographers if they tried to film the incident.
Having called a press conference at their hotel in the capital, the plans of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament were disrupted, prompting an angry exchange on the street.
After being ushered off hotel premises, Elmar Brok, chairman of the committee, angrily told the security official: "You cannot stop me from talking to reporters.
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First Published: 2015-06-07
Iran stops EU delegation from speaking to foreign media
Having called a press conference at their hotel, plans of Foreign Affairs Committee of European Parliament were disrupted.
Middle East Online
Angry
TEHRAN - An EU delegation was stopped Sunday from speaking to foreign media in Tehran, with an Iranian security official threatening action against reporters and photographers if they tried to film the incident.
Having called a press conference at their hotel in the capital, the plans of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament were disrupted, prompting an angry exchange on the street.
After being ushered off hotel premises, Elmar Brok, chairman of the committee, angrily told the security official: "You cannot stop me from talking to reporters.
Continue reading at:
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=71651
