US seizes Iran-linked news sites in ‘disinformation’ blitz

Iran’s new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speaks during a press conference in Tehran on Monday, a day before US authorities seized a range of Iran’s state-linked news website domains (Vahid Salemi/AP)

American authorities seized a range of Iran’s state-linked news website domains they accused of spreading disinformation, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday.

The move appeared to be a far-reaching crackdown on Iranian media amid heightened tensions between the two countries.