TEHRAN -- Director General for Foreign Media at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hassan Khoshvaqt said on Sunday that foreign journalists are expected to observe professional ethics in conveying news from Iran.

He told IRNA that all foreign reporters are free to visit Iran for carrying out their professional job adding that the Department for Foreign Media which issues license for foreign reporters requires them to be honest in conveying news.

He said that currently an American journalist is working in Iran in the capacity of the chief of Tehran Bureau of Associated Press (AP).

Khoshvaqt said that Israeli reporters are not allowed to visit Iran.