Manoto controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2011
Questions over funding and political alignment
A Foreign Policy Centre report stated that Manoto's funding came from venture capitalists without identifying the firms. Iranian analysts also argued that the channel promoted the ousted monarchy. The combination of undisclosed financing and monarchist-leaning editorial content generated continuing scrutiny.
Criticism of monarchist historical framing
Critics have accused Manoto of creating nostalgia for the Pahlavi dynasty while underrepresenting torture, repression, and wealth inequality during the monarchy. The broadcast of an interview with former SAVAK official Parviz Sabeti, who defended torture of dissidents, became a prominent example in this criticism.