DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — She is largely unknown in the United States. But the American anchorwoman for Iran’s state-run broadcaster, detained last weekend by U.S. authorities, is a familiar face on its English-language channel. As a newscaster for Press TV, Marzieh Hashemi has been conducting interviews and reading the news as written by government loyalists in the Islamic Republic.
From New Orleans To Tehran: Life Of Detained Iran Newscaster
JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press, The Columbian
Thu, 01/17/2019 - 3:45pm
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