Iran’s state news agency IRNA seeks media cooperation with Cyprus

The managing director of Iran’s state news agency IRNA, Hossein Jaberi-Ansari, has initiated plans to establish cooperation agreements with Cypriot media organizations. During a meeting held at the agency’s headquarters in Tehran on Friday, November 6, 2026, with the newly appointed Iranian ambassador to Cyprus, Mohsen Shamsizadeh, Jaberi-Ansari requested detailed reports on the Cypriot media landscape to evaluate potential partnership opportunities.

Ambassador Shamsizadeh, who is preparing to replace outgoing ambassador Alireza Salarian in Nicosia, described these efforts as essential for improving mutual understanding between the two nations. Jaberi-Ansari noted that IRNA already maintains similar agreements with official state agencies in other countries and expressed readiness to deploy news teams to work alongside the Iranian embassy in Nicosia. He emphasized that the primary goal is to establish direct communication channels and increase the presence of Cypriot news within the Iranian media environment.

While no formal agreement has been signed, the parties indicated that the development of such ties depends on the assessment of local conditions. The initiative remains in the preliminary stage, pending the ambassador's arrival and the submission of the requested media reports to the Iranian state agency.