As part of their escalating campaign against free speech, several international satellite providers, including Eutelsat and Intelsat, have stopped the broadcast of a number of Iranian channels.

Press TV is also among the targeted channels. Other channels include iFilm, which is purely an entertainment television network.

Intelsat has ordered its service providers to pull the plug on Iranian channels. However, several providers are still broadcasting the Iranian channels.

Intelsat has admitted that its decision to suspend services to Iranian channels was in line with orders from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), of the US Department of Treasury.

The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO), however, has called on Intelsat and the US not to ban Iranian media.

ITSO oversees Intelsat's global services. Now Iranian officials are going to meet with ITSO and Intelsat authorities to discuss how the decision can be reconsidered.

Iranian channels have already been banned by Eutelsat, which has acted upon the order of its Israeli-French CEO, Michel De Rosen.

The campaign against Iranian channels is considered a violation of satellite rules, under which all nations have the right to use satellites, with the audience entitled to receive information from any source they desire.

Source: Press TV