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Press TV · March 2026
March 2026 editorial profile for Press TV. Below: how this outlet framed the actors and regions it covered most in March 2026. Tap any tile to jump to the detailed card.
Iran25 titles+2Promotional“celebratory and legitimizing”
Patterns
- Quotes Iranian officials as authoritative voices without distancing
- Uses 'martyrdom' and 'terrorist act' to frame US/Israeli actions negatively
- Foregrounds Iranian military successes and threats as justified retaliation
- Omits any critical or skeptical framing of Iranian actions or claims
Caveats
The entity is IR (country), and the outlet consistently amplifies Iranian official statements and military operations as legitimate, using valorizing language ('martyrdom', 'retribution', 'victory') while delegitimizing adversaries. No headlines question or distance from Iranian claims.
Representative headlines
- →IRGC targets US intelligence centers, military depots in 11th wave of attacks
- →Iran after permanent end to war, will soon celebrate victory: Araghchi
- →IRGC: Hundreds of US, Israeli targets struck in first week of Op. True Promise 4
- →Iran after fugitive US soldiers, commanders in region: IRGC
- →IRGC: Painful attacks on US-Israeli industrial targets to continue
United States25 titles-2Adversarial“consistently hostile and delegitimizing”
Patterns
- portrays US as aggressor and violator
- frames US leadership as dishonest and incompetent
- highlights US military and political failures
- uses negative evaluative language ('terrorism', 'massacre', 'propaganda')
Caveats
The outlet's stance is uniformly negative toward the US, treating it as a belligerent, untrustworthy actor. Headlines frequently attribute negative actions and motives to the US, and quote Iranian officials and external critics to reinforce this framing. No headlines present the US in a neutral or positive light.
TRUMP24 titles-2Adversarial“consistently hostile and delegitimizing”
Patterns
- portrays Trump as aggressor and liar
- amplifies critics and opponents of Trump
- frames Trump as failing or losing
- uses negative evaluative language ('massacre', 'illegal war', 'stunned')
Caveats
Press TV is Iranian state media; the entity is a US adversary, so uniformly negative framing is expected. The outlet's own voice is hostile, not merely quoting others.
Israel22 titles-2Adversarial“hostile delegitimization”
Patterns
- labels Israeli actions as 'aggression' and 'terrorism'
- foregrounds Israeli setbacks and vulnerabilities
- uses delegitimizing terms like 'blasphemous' and 'quagmire'
- amplifies anti-Israeli statements from Iran and allies
Caveats
The outlet consistently frames Israel as an aggressor and adversary, using evaluative language that delegitimizes Israeli actions and leadership, while amplifying Iranian and allied perspectives. No neutral or positive coverage of Israel is present.
Lebanon15 titles+1Constructive“sympathetic to Hezbollah as resistance force”
Patterns
- Hezbollah framed as active, capable, and legitimate military actor
- Quotes from Hezbollah leaders presented authoritatively without distancing
- Israeli actions described with negative evaluative language ('aggression', 'heinous crime')
- Hezbollah's operations reported as successful and strategically significant
Caveats
The entity is LB (Lebanon), but coverage focuses overwhelmingly on Hezbollah as the representative of Lebanese resistance. The outlet's stance toward Hezbollah is clearly positive, treating it as a credible and effective actor. However, the stance toward the country of Lebanon as a whole is not directly assessed; the coverage is about Hezbollah's actions, not about the Lebanese state or population.