Tehran
Bureau, an independent network of Iran correspondents, joins Guardian to
provide in-depth coverage of Iran.
Tehran
Bureau became a major source of information on Iran during the disputed 2009
presidential election. With new presidential election in June, the expanding
international sanctions, and the continued presence of the threat of a military
conflict, the coverage of Iran finds particular importance.
The
Guardian already hosts an Iran blog by Saeed Kamali Dehghan, Julian Borger's Global Security blog, and Ian Black's On the Middle East web column. And the Bureau will now be part of its broad coverage of Iran and the
region.
“I launched Tehran Bureau to provide a platform for young
Iranians and their stories, and to bring unvarnished and uncensored reports to
readers around the world,” said Kelly Golnoush Niknejad,
the editor-in-chief of Tehran Bureau. “We have been able to cover Iran
independently, without trying to fill a policy prescription like the thinktanks
do, and this resonates with Iranians in Iran. I am thrilled that we will
continue to do so with the Guardian.” (The Guardian, 13 January)
Uskowi on Iran extends its warmest
congratulations to Tehran Bureau and its editor-in-chief Kelly Golnoush Niknejad and to the
Guardian on their new venture and wishes them success for many years to come.
