Al-Alam and Iran's Expanding Media Influence April 17, 2007 Iran Analytical Report Iran’s assertiveness goes well beyond military posturing and defiance of the West. The Islamic Republic is trying to win Muslim hearts and minds through its well-financed, expanding array of media outlets targeting the Middle East, Caucasus, and Central Asia. Tehran is attempting to counter the ‘global media stranglehold’ of the West and present its own view of world events. To the detriment of others, this retaliation seems to be making an impact. Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting In the early 1990s, Ayatollah Khamenei decided that the West had...