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    Iran launches Spanish TV in jab at US 'dominance'

    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president on Tuesday lauded his country's newly launched Spanish-language satellite TV channel, saying it would deal a blow to "dominance seekers" — remarks that were an apparent jab at the U.S. and the West.

    The launch is Tehran's latest effort to reach out to friendly governments in Latin America and follows Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's four-nation tour of the region earlier in January, which included stops in Cuba and visits to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Ecuador.

    It also comes as Washington and Europe have imposed tougher sanctions on Tehran over its controversial nuclear program. The EU last week imposed an oil embargo against Iran and froze the assets of its central bank. In December, the United States said it would bar financial institutions from the U.S. market if they do business with Iran's central bank.

    Iran's broadcasting company said Hispan TV — the first Spanish-language channel airing from the Middle East — will broadcast news, documentaries, movies and Iranian films 24 hours a day.

    Iran's state TV said the channel, which had been on air on a trial basis since October with a 16-hour daily program, will target millions of Spanish-speaking people throughout the world.

    "The new channel will limit the ground for supremacy of dominance seekers," Ahmadinejad said during a Tehran ceremony marking the inauguration. "It will be a means for better ties between people and governments of Iran and Spanish-speaking nations."

    Ahmadinejad ended his speech in Spanish: "Viva la Paz! Viva el Pueblo! Viva America Latina!"

    Iran broadcasts daily in five other foreign languages, including in English through state-run Press TV and in Arabic via Al-Alam TV.

    The West suspects Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapon, a charge that Tehran denies, insisting its atomic program is only for peaceful purposes such as power generation.

     

    59 comments

    • Lance  •  3 mths ago
      The people will revolt when they start showing the Oprah and Martha Stewart networks.
      • RW 3 mths ago
        Yeah, the mooslims will think it's a porn series running.
    • Douglas  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      Maybe Iran will have some luck selling manure after they are unable to sell oil.
    • Daniel  •  Wanaque, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      .......gee.a Spanish speaking channel??? The rest of the civilized world had that for like 100 years already!!! Lemme guess, The Love Boat is the #1 TV series in Iran too!! What a pint-sized buffoon!!!
    • Kevin  •  Middelfart, Denmark  •  3 mths ago
      Yea, because the lack of Spanish-language televisions is helping prop up western powers & people really want to watch Iranian movies dubbed in Spanish.
    • Texas Beauty  •  Fort Worth, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Well, this I got to see! But I seek no dominance leader, I seek people with a heart in search of freedom! And this sounds like a decent step, if Latin America visits Iran and then be accused of spying-then they will be Hisran! Ahmadinejad must have like the Televista interview last month! Hope this is a step in the good direction!
    • Name-Changed-To-Avoid-Cen ...  •  3 mths ago
      Viva Iran....Viva Ahmadinajead!!!!!!!!!!
      El Pueblo Unido
      Jamás Será Vencido
    • Tax the church  •  3 mths ago
      O well, half my #$%$ channels are in Spanish now anyway
    • tufo  •  3 mths ago
      mexico le patea el cu lo a todos!!!i will watch that spanish chanel everyday!!! mexico mexico!!rarara!!
      • Upheevl 3 mths ago
        ?y como, si todos son cobardes?
    • A Yahoo! User  •  Johnson City, New York  •  3 mths ago
      What's next? china tv? or russsia tv?
    • Scotty  •  Fort Worth, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Penche Iranians
    • Raymond  •  Austin, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      UP YOUR HOLE A AYATOLLAH.
    • RW  •  3 mths ago
      Mymoose Ahmadumbshit is busy marking everyone's post here with a thumbs down LMAO!!!
    • hamid haji  •  3 mths ago
      fibster against fibster
    • Doomsday  •  3 mths ago
      He spending money like an American.
    • Steve-O in AZ  •  Sierra Vista, Arizona  •  3 mths ago
      Puto...
    • John  •  3 mths ago
      Latin america and sharia law. Definately not going to happen!
    • Iran-Immortals  •  3 mths ago
      Iran will give a new perspective to world affairs; different from what handful of networks controlled by corporate greed and Zionists are feeding to nations.
      • jerome blanchard 3 mths ago
        First Iran should put islam in a trash can and return to its native religion. Islam was forced on the persians by the arabs. Islam that's not the religion of your nation.
      • jerome blanchard 3 mths ago
        There are huge cultural differences between Iran and latin america. Seriously, what Iran does in this region . this is ridiculous.
    • Joker  •  Little Rock, Arkansas  •  3 mths ago
      You stupid Americans believe the people of Iraq wanted Sadaam gone. We MURDERED OVER 150,000 CIVILIANS. We murdered entire families, women and children included. The loss of so many women and children remind them daily what immoral animals republichristians are.
      We couldn't even convict and incarcerate a man that admitted to killing 24 UNARMED CIVILIANS. Charges were dropped against all the rest of the murderers. This is the kind of trash America has become.
      • Lance 3 mths ago
        If you think americans are stupid, please go to iraq and shut up. traitor
      • Lance 3 mths ago
        This speaking from some body who wasn't there. Do not take credit for something you had no stake in. Grow up and join the military and then you might be able to voice your opinion
      • Joseph 3 mths ago
        Lance
        You dont need to join the military to voice your opinion. One more thing not everyone believes in the fight that Americans are at war for. I would never join the military just to help elitists get their foot in any country,i would fight against them. People of the military are so indoctrinated that they believe they can kill a civilian at its just a casualty of war but if they are killed on foreign lands its an all out assault on the town that is doing it. The crimminals are the govt and the soldiers all of them.
    • asha  •  3 mths ago
      few watch local T.V. in Iran.I doubt it that Latinos like to watch veiled women listening to ayatollahs' jibberish .Maybe this programs help them to make up their minds and next time ahmadinejad is in their country sell him to poachers as a fake humanoid artifact.
    • riprap  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      Mahmoud wants to produce new game shows, "Run For Your Life" and " Swing by the Rope" are scheduled for this fall.
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