Also in December 17, 2007 Iran's official news agency IRNA reported a visit to Managua by Ezzatollah Zarghami, president of Iranian state radio and television, who pledged to make programming available for local broadcast.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Tehran threat in the US' backyard

The US Treasury also set sanctions against Iran's state broadcaster and its director, Ezzatollah Zarghami, over the transmission of forced confessions by political detainees and the jamming of foreign channels, including the BBC and Voice of America.

BBC: US expands sanctions on Iran, targeting oil and media