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Will Rouhani end jamming of satellite TV signals?

In Iran, controversy continues over the hotly debated issue of the jamming of signals from foreign-based satellite channels.
A picture taken on September 28, 2013 and obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency shows Iranian soldiers destroying satellite dishes with an army tank in a street of the southwestern city of Shiraz. The Iranian authorities carry out regular crackdowns to seize satellite dishes, removing them from rooftops, and issue warnings against their use. AFP PHOTO/ ISNA/MOHSEN TAVARO        (Photo credit should read MOHSEN TAVARO/AFP/Getty Images)

TEHRAN, Iran — Two years into the term of moderate President Hassan Rouhani, controversy and speculation continue over whether the administration will succeed in addressing the jamming of satellite signals.

On Aug. 16, the Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency reported that MP Mohammad Hassan Asafari had submitted an inquiry to parliament about the health hazards posed by the jamming of satellite signals and the Health Ministry’s lack of attention to this matter. His move resulted in parliament summoning Minister of Health Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi. 

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