[1] The Iranian Supreme National Security Council and the Ministry of Islamic Culture and Guidance shut down Entekhab from July to October 2023 over a video post criticizing Iran's foreign deals with China and Russia as failures.
[2][3] Entekhab was founded by Mohammad Mahdi Faghihi, who was previously the founder of the respected philosophical quarterly, Naghd va Nazar.
[4][5][6] The daily had a moderate stance and its editorials were mostly educated in Qom's seminary, but their new insights on Entekhab shook the political scene in Iran during the late 1990s.
He was lately found guilty for "insulting the Supreme Leader",[11] and was also summoned to the court over his scoop and breaking the news about the real number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran.
[12] َAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran's two time president, praised Entekhab for its performance, saying the outlet has succeeded in "attracting many audience and achieving a desirable level of influence.