The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Peyman Jebeli: Through the coordination of the related institutions, especially the Ministry of Interior and the Guardian Council, for the first time in this election, the IRIB will launch at least 200 television channels.

He added: "In this plan, candidates are supposed to use radio and television broadcasting capabilities in addition to using other advertising capacities that were available for candidates in previous periods."

Jebeli also, regarding the broadcasting time of these channels said: "These channels will be activated during the seven days of the parliamentary election campaigns, our colleagues in the technical fields are providing the necessary equipment, which we hope will be a positive step to encourage people's participation in the elections." 204