TEHRAN – Iranian ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said on Monday that the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom has confirmed that it is officially pursuing the embassy’s lawsuit against the London-based TV channel Iran International.

The lawsuit was filed over the channel’s support for a terrorist group involved in an attack on a military parade in Ahvaz. Iran International broadcast an interview with the spokesman of the al-Ahwaziya terrorist group after the incident.

The station is believed to be directly supported by the royal Saudi court. The Guardian cited a source close to the Saudi government as saying that Iran International receives as estimated $250m from the Saudi royal court each year.

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