KhabarOnline
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| Type | News agency |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Iran |
| Key people | Alireza Moezzi (owner) Hassan Lasjerdi (managing director) |
| Website | khabaronline |
KhabarOnline (Persian: خبرآنلاین) is an Iranian news agency.
History and management
[edit]KhabarOnline was established in 2008 under the ownership of Hossein Vahedipour.[1] Various sources described the agency after its creation as being close to Parliament speaker Ali Larijani,[2][3][4] which the parliamentary public relations office publicly denied in 2012.[5] The current owner is Alireza Moezzi and the managing director is Hassan Lasjerdi.[6]
In 2015, the Prosecutor-General of Iran filed a complaint against KhabarOnline for publishing an article on the extent of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps corruption.[7][8] In 2020, KhabarOnline's director was prosecuted after KhabarOnline published an article that, quoting Euronews, stated Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani had been "killed" instead of "martyred".[9][10]
Content
[edit]KhabarOnline has been editorially described as both moderate[11][12] and conservative or principlist.[13][14] Reporters Without Borders referred to the publication in 2026 as "pro-regime independent".[15] KhabarOnline states it is principlist but avoids "party and factional tendencies",[6] and different political factions and personalities are represented in its coverage.[2]
The outlet publishes content in Persian, English and Arabic.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "آشنایی با خبرگزاری خبر آنلاین". Hamshahri (in Persian). 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- 1 2 3 "خبر آنلاین". Resanegar (in Persian). Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ "Larijani's 'Landslide'". PBS Frontline/Tehran Bureau. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ Setrakian, Lara (2010-08-04). "Assassination Attempt on President Ahmadinejad?". ABC News. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ "روابط عمومي مجلس: خبرآنلاين هيچگونه ارتباطي با رييس مجلس ندارد" (in Persian). Asr Iran. 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- 1 2 "درباره خبرآنلاین". KhabarOnline (in Persian). 21 March 2009. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ "اعلام جرم علیه خبرآنلاین برای انتشار مطلبی درباره فساد سپاه" (in Persian). Deutsche Welle. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ "دادستانی کل ایران برای مطلب فساد در سپاه علیه خبرآنلاین اعلام جرم کرد" (in Persian). BBC News فارسی. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ "تعقیب قضایی مدیر مسوول خبرآنلاین برای «کشته شدن» قاسم سلیمانی". Journalism is not a Crime (in Persian). 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ "توضیح خبرآنلاین درباره یک خبر" (in Persian). Donya-e-Eqtesad. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ Turani, Behrouz (2026-08-05). "Iran's parliament fades further from power after the war". Iran International. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ "Iran state TV officials alarmed by BBC Persian children's show". BBC Monitoring. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ "Iran's leader accused of manipulating public views". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
- ↑ "Ali Larijani's Hidden Business Web: Media, Publishing, and Parastatal Power". Tehran Bureau. 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
- ↑ "Media blackout in Iran: at least one media outlet suspended, silence from the country's other independent newsrooms". RSF. 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-08-31.