KhabarOnline

KhabarOnline
TypeNews agency
Founded2008 (2008)
Headquarters
Iran
Key peopleAlireza Moezzi [fa] (owner)
Hassan Lasjerdi (managing director)
Websitekhabaronline.ir

KhabarOnline (Persian: خبرآنلاین) is an Iranian news agency.

History and management

KhabarOnline was established in 2008 under the ownership of Hossein Vahedipour. Various sources described the agency after its creation as being close to Parliament speaker Ali Larijani, which the parliamentary public relations office publicly denied in 2012. The current owner is Alireza Moezzi [fa] and the managing director is Hassan Lasjerdi.

In 2015, the Prosecutor-General of Iran filed a complaint against KhabarOnline for publishing an article on the extent of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps corruption. In 2020, KhabarOnline's director was prosecuted after KhabarOnline published an article that, quoting Euronews, stated Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani had been "killed" instead of "martyred".

Content

KhabarOnline has been editorially described as both moderate and conservative or principlist. Reporters Without Borders referred to the publication in 2026 as "pro-regime independent". KhabarOnline states it is principlist but avoids "party and factional tendencies", and different political factions and personalities are represented in its coverage.

The outlet publishes content in Persian, English and Arabic.

References

  1. ↑ "آشنایی با خبرگزاری خبر آنلاین". Hamshahri (in Persian). 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "خبر آنلاین". Resanegar (in Persian). Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Larijani's 'Landslide'". PBS Frontline/Tehran Bureau. 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  4. ↑ Setrakian, Lara (2010-08-04). "Assassination Attempt on President Ahmadinejad?". ABC News. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  5. ↑ "روابط عمومي مجلس: خبرآنلاين هيچگونه ارتباطي با رييس مجلس ندارد" (in Persian). Asr Iran. 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  6. 1 2 "درباره خبرآنلاین". KhabarOnline (in Persian). 21 March 2009. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  7. ↑ "اعلام جرم علیه خبرآنلاین برای انتشار مطلبی درباره فساد سپاه" (in Persian). Deutsche Welle. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  8. ↑ "دادستانی کل ایران برای مطلب فساد در سپاه علیه خبرآنلاین اعلام جرم کرد" (in Persian). BBC News فارسی. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  9. ↑ "تعقیب قضایی مدیر مسوول خبرآنلاین برای «کشته شدن» قاسم سلیمانی". Journalism is not a Crime (in Persian). 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  10. ↑ "توضیح خبرآنلاین درباره یک خبر" (in Persian). Donya-e-Eqtesad. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  11. ↑ Turani, Behrouz (2026-08-05). "Iran's parliament fades further from power after the war". Iran International. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  12. ↑ "Iran state TV officials alarmed by BBC Persian children's show". BBC Monitoring. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  13. ↑ "Iran's leader accused of manipulating public views". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2026-09-01.
  14. ↑ "Ali Larijani's Hidden Business Web: Media, Publishing, and Parastatal Power". Tehran Bureau. 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-08-31.
  15. ↑ "Media blackout in Iran: at least one media outlet suspended, silence from the country's other independent newsrooms". RSF. 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-08-31.