Esmaeil Baqaei also paid tribute to the journalists killed in Iran, Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories, Al Jazeera reports.
“During the last two years, we have lost so many of your colleagues in Iran, Lebanon and Palestine. They have lost their lives for the sake of doing their jobs. We have lost so many of our loved ones,” he told a press conference.
“We send a big salute to all of our martyrs who have lost their lives for the sake of our country and for the sake of the mission of journalism,” he added.