Comparison of Two Iranian Reporters in the Face of Danger
Contrasting Reactions: How Two Reporters Faced Danger
Top: Babak Oshaghi, a reporter for Iran International (a regime-change advocate accused of receiving Saudi funding), abandoned his live broadcast and quickly fled the scene when sirens sounded in Israel in 2023.
Bottom: Yousef Salami, a reporter for the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), calmly continued his live report during the US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran in March 2026. Despite the sound of explosions and reports of over 1200 martyrs, he and the gathered crowd stood their ground completely unfazed, proudly waving the Iranian flag.
