Iran's state broadcaster IRIB confirmed Sunday that it cut off a live broadcast after hardline MP Mahmoud Nabavian read what he described as a 'top-secret' directive from Supreme Leader Khamenei opposing US talks, according to a report by N12's Asaf Rozentzweig. IRIB stated that the action violated the law and warrants legal proceedings, and that one of its managers resigned over the incident.
Iran's state broadcaster IRIB has now acknowledged that Sunday morning's abrupt broadcast cut, during which hardline MP Mahmoud Nabavian read from what he described as a top-secret Khamenei directive opposing US negotiations, was a deliberate response to the disclosure of classified documents. As confirmed in its post-broadcast statement—reported by N12's Asaf Rozentzweig and initially flagged by Iran International—IRIB labeled the act a violation of the law meriting legal action, announced a manager's resignation, and said disciplinary steps would follow. This admission, published at 21:01 Jerusalem Saturday in our earliest version, adds official backing to earlier, less certain accounts.
Our thread on this incident opened Saturday with a report (21:01 Jerusalem) that the CEO of IRIB's news division had resigned hours after Nabavian's live leak; subsequent updates referenced a manager's resignation but varied in detail. The present confirmation—that the cut was deliberate and the content treated as a state-secrecy breach—resolves some of that ambiguity. The draft's earlier framing, which described the initial leak as 'alleged,' now has the regime's own acknowledgment of its classified nature, lending weight to the claim that the Supreme Leader's office has issued a non-negotiation stance—a position contradicting reports of resumed diplomatic contacts.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this morning (06:49 Jerusalem Sunday), the incident reflects a deepening rift between hardline parliamentary factions and the state's media apparatus, as well as ongoing ambiguity over the regime's actual policy toward US talks. No independent verification of the leaked directive's full text has been achieved; the regime has not released an official copy.
What remains open: the precise text of the alleged Khamenei directive has not been independently authenticated, and whether the manager's resignation is linked directly to the broadcast incident or to broader disciplinary proceedings is not yet independently confirmed. Iran International, which first reported the development, has not published IRIB's full internal statement.
4 developments
- DevelopingIranian state TV reports Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reconsiders US-Iran MOU, weighs canceling deal
- DevelopingIranian MP Nabavian: Khamenei's 'do not negotiate' directive being trampled
- DevelopingIran International: contact cut with Supreme Leader Khamenei since last night, Tehran's missile attack on Israel reportedly launched without his coordination
- DevelopingIranian IRGC investigates alleged security leak at Khamenei meeting, son of speaker Ghalibaf named
Source and signal
- Internal intake