“During this managerial period, under the national unity government, we have revisited IRNA’s issues and strategic program with a problem-solving approach to the media,” Jaberi Ansari told the president on Saturday.

President Pezeshkian paid a visit to the IRNA headquarters in Tehran as the news organization celebrates its 90th founding anniversary.

“In the new management period, our effort is to avoid paying excessive attention to Tehran and politicization, and therefore we will have a national, regional and global perspective on issues,” Jaberi Ansari said.

He underscored the emphasis that Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has repeatedly placed on the vital role of media in the ongoing “cognitive warfare” at the international level.

Outlining new strategies for IRNA under the current government, he said the news agency would pursue three main approaches going forward.

First, efforts will be made to transform IRNA into a national news agency that serves as a “communication bridge” between the government and the public, Jaberi Ansari said. 

The second approach, he said, is for IRNA to become a “professional” news agency for Iran, one that transcends mere propaganda. “We believe that media fundamentally differs from loudspeakers and direct propaganda. Media is not meant to be a mere announcer or direct advertiser,” he said.

And finally, he said IRNA would strive to expand its visual and television capabilities in response to evolving media trends.

Jaberi Ansari also introduced four key policies to support these approaches, including the activation of 57 provincial offices to avoid excessive centralization in Tehran, a commitment to cover a broad range of issues beyond politics, ensuring that IRNA represents the diverse voices of the Iranian people, and adopting a regional and global perspective in its reporting.

“IRNA does not solely belong to officials and formal elites; it belongs to the people and different strata of Iran’s diverse society. We want to be the voice of the voiceless as well,” he said.