| Re: Iran an aw that
It's a fairly typical "Western media" thing. Chavez possibly being another example.
I suspect it's because, since newspapers became by and large more concerned with profit then news, news desks (particularly when dealing with international news and more so hostile regiemes) can't afford to have reporters/journalists etc in much of the world. This they have to trust newswire services and official sources. Given Iranian sources are likely to be mistrusted the newspapers will default to either official sources like the Home Office or the State dept. who have their own position on Iran to push. Asides these easily accessable sources journalists will also likely use Iranian exile groups and organizations as a source who have even more of a vested interest in making the Iranian gubmint look bad.
Journalists may be reporting honestly and earnestly what they believe the situation to be but they probably don't have the resources to do so. | 
