Seda (Persian: صدا, lit.'Voice')[1] is an Iranian weekly news magazine that covers current affairs.

Seda
EditorMohammad-Javad Rouh
Former editors
FrequencyWeekly
FormatMagazine
PublisherAli Raei
First issue5 July 2014; 10 years ago (2014-07-05)
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

In May 2019, Seda was shut down by the authorities for its cover depicting a United States Navy aircraft carrier fleet with the caption "At the crossroads between war and peace". On its editorial, the magazine had warned that an attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz would lead to a "widespread war" and urged negotiations with the United States.[2] This prompted the Committee to Protect Journalists to call for lifting the suspension on the publication.[3]

Political alignment

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Seda is a reformist publication[2] and was formerly affiliated with the Executives of Construction Party.[4] It is now considered close to the Union of Islamic Iran People Party.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Choy, Marguerita, ed. (12 May 2019), "Iran's Rouhani calls for unity to face 'unprecedented' U.S. pressure", Reuters, retrieved 1 September 2021
  2. ^ a b "Iranian reformist magazine shuttered after urging talks with US", Associated Press, Times of Israel, 12 May 2019, retrieved 1 September 2021
  3. ^ "Iran Urged To Lift Suspension Of Reformist Magazine That Called For Talks With U.S.", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 15 May 2019, retrieved 1 September 2021
  4. ^ Boroujerdi, Mehrzad; Rahimkhani, Kourosh (2018). Postrevolutionary Iran: A Political Handbook. Syracuse University Press. p. 322. ISBN 9780815654322.