Sputnik launches Farsi-language newswire

Sputnik news agency launched a 24/7 Farsi-language newswire at a multimedia press conference in Moscow devoted to the event .

The press conference brought together Rossiya Segodnya Director General Dmitry Kiselev, Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei and deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Asia Department Maxim Baranov.

Sputnik Farsi News Service is a 24/7 newswire in Farsi for professional journalists, corporations and the diplomatic community, as well as those who want to keep abreast of the latest world news. 

The newswire contains news articles, reports, analytical reviews, as well as interviews and exclusive comments of Russian and foreign officials and representatives of international organisations to Sputnik correspondents from around the world. Sputnik Farsi offers a wide range of news content about politics, economy, security, and culture, Sputnik reported.