Iran joins international information exchange with Russia and other BRICS countries

The largest state media of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which joined BRICS in 2024, confirmed their intentions to join the information exchange with the member countries of the association. IRNA, Iran's news agency, and Mehr Media Group, which publishes The Tehran Times, a popular newspaper in Iran, and owns the Mehr News agency, have signed co-operation agreements with the TV BRICS International Network.

The agreements reached will allow Iran's audience to receive the most up-to-date and objective information about the activities of Russia and other BRICS countries in the humanitarian and economic spheres. In turn, TV BRICS will also adapt materials from its colleagues in Tehran into foreign languages and distribute them through its partner network, which already includes more than 60 media outlets from 17 countries.

"In the Year of Russia's BRICS Chairmanship , several states representing Islamic culture have joined the interstate association. At this stage, it is very important to promote the dialogue of civilizations within the alliance and immerse people in the cultures of other countries to show how much we have in common. TV BRICS is essentially an information hub providing the BRICS+ countries with reliable foreign news from primary sources. We are pleased to begin co-operation with Iran and look forward to the successful development of our relationship. Today, Tehran offers its international partners many opportunities, especially in the fields of cultural exchange, tourism and business. There is very high interest in this in the BRICS media environment,” noted TV BRICS CEO Janna Tolstikova.

The Islamic Republic News Agency - IRNA was founded 90 years ago. The media outlet maintains a website in 11 languages, publishes seven daily newspapers and several other periodicals. IRNA has an extensive correspondent network in 30 countries. "BRICS stands for the idea of a multipolar world and the members of the association can influence the voice of developing countries to be heard," emphasised IRNA CEO Ali Naderi during the signing of the agreement with TV BRICS.

Mehr Media Group also operates under government patronage and is considered one of the most reliable news providers in Iran. The Tehran Times, the republic's first English-language daily newspaper, has been published since 1979. Today it is read in 80 countries. Mehr News publishes audio-visual content in six languages. The publication's reporters and photographers work in all provinces of Iran, as well as in Europe, Asia and South America. Europe, Asia and South America.

Mohammed Mahdi Rahmati, CEO of Mehr Media Group, believes that interaction with other fast-growing media outlets promises productive joint activities in covering the alliance's economic, new technology, sports, cultural and tourism developments. "We hope to become a meaningful partner of TV BRICS and be able to integrate our country's agenda into the information picture of other BRICS members, "  Mohammed Mahdi Rahmati elaborated .

Today, national media from 17 countries participate in the international information exchange on the TV BRICS platform: Russia, Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Iran, Argentina, Armenia, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Cuba, Mozambique, Tunisia, and Chile.

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