TEHRAN – Two Iranian news agencies were banned on Sunday, ILNA reported.

The databases of Borna, organ of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Mowj websites were removed by orders from the Workgroup on Criminal Content.

Although no official charges have yet been held against the two news agencies, experts believe technical issues related to security lie behind the bans.

Experts say news agencies are required to move their servers into Iran or will be blocked following the launch of the national information network last week.

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