London-Based TV Station Critical of Iranian Regime Moves to US After Threats

Demonstrators at Trafalgar Square in London on Sunday Jan. 8, 2023. The protest against the Islamic Republic in Iran followed the death of Mahsa Amini. Aaron Chown/PA

A UK-based Persian-language TV station has said it is moving its studios to the United States from London because of the growing threat from the Iranian regime and security advice from British police.

“After a significant escalation in state-backed threats from Iran and advice from the Metropolitan Police, Iran International TV says it has reluctantly closed its London studios and moved broadcasting to Washington D.C.,” the channel said in a statement on Feb. 18.