{"id":2579909,"date":"2026-03-14T17:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carr-threatens-to-strip-broadcasters-of-licenses-over-iran-coverage\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T17:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:38:50","slug":"carr-threatens-to-strip-broadcasters-of-licenses-over-iran-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carr-threatens-to-strip-broadcasters-of-licenses-over-iran-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Carr threatens to strip broadcasters of licenses over Iran coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcarr-threatens-to-strip-broadcasters-of-licenses-over-iran-coverage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579909&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called on broadcasters to &#8220;correct course&#8221; in their Iran-related coverage or risk losing their licenses, arguing they must operate in teh public interest. He reposted President Trump\u2019s claim that a Wall Street journal report about five U.S. Air Force refueling planes damaged in Saudi Arabia was misleading, and warned that broadcasters who spread hoaxes or distortions could face license revocation. Carr argued that public trust in legacy media is low and that the government should push media to regain trust, noting that broadcasters are subsidized by the American public and that it\u2019s time for change. The remarks come as the U.S. war with Iran enters its third week, with other Trump-aligned figures criticizing media coverage for portraying casualties rather then military successes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Carr threatens to strip broadcasters of FCC licenses over Iran coverage<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2531695\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is calling for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/media\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/media\">broadcasters<\/a> to &ldquo;correct course&rdquo; over their coverage of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iran<\/a> war or lose their licenses.<\/p>\n<p>Carr reposted a Truth Social <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116227789768118115\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116227789768118115\">statement<\/a> from President Donald Trump, in which the president trashed a <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/livecoverage\/us-israel-iran-war-news-2026\/card\/five-air-force-refueling-planes-hit-in-iranian-strike-on-saudi-arabia-wHYFMW2YG3p0rwH3HaGU?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqc5L5r2vkgEOPDig7qU2x3Vc4BJqRAJX5yvcKf0CxqGrhEJr6gHlpqK49-Q5IM%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69b5c835&amp;gaa_sig=Azx8abwffnTVOfmZhwsH0_mV9QkQsqe4GVw3oUFKWwfg3rOQIazdvhQVQ69pPKsDx7g7WBOTLU8Ip47t2ZqUBA%3D%3D\">report<\/a> that revealed five U.S. Air Force refueling planes were struck and damaged while stationed at an air base in Saudi Arabia. Trump insisted that four of the aircraft &ldquo;had virtually no damage,&rdquo; while the fifth had &ldquo;slightly more&rdquo; but will return to the air soon. He called the piece &ldquo;intentionally misleading&rdquo; and accused the media of wanting the United State to &ldquo;lose&rdquo; the war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492238\/iran-no-problem-new-supreme-leader\/\">Iranian foreign minister says there&#8217;s &#8216;no problem&#8217; with new Supreme Leader<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492174\/israel-lebanon-talks-israel-prepares-invasion\/\">Israel and Lebanon to hold talks as Israel prepares invasion: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492144\/news-coverage-distorting-success-guy-benson\/\">News coverage &#8216;distorting&#8217; Operation Epic Fury success: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Echoing Trump&rsquo;s criticism, Carr went on to issue a stern warning to unspecified broadcasters &ldquo;running hoaxes and news distortions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrendanCarrFCC\/status\/2032855414233047172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2032855414233047172%7Ctwgr%5E7d688637c1fe2f36997a8bdaa811838fbd7375e7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaite.com%2Fmedia%2Fnews%2Ffcc-chair-fires-warning-shot-at-broadcasters-amid-barrage-of-trump-administration-complaints-about-iran-coverage%2F\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>The FCC head also said &ldquo;changing course&rdquo; was in these broadcasters &ldquo;own business interests,&rdquo; pointing to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >low public trust<\/a> in legacy media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American people have subsidized broadcasters to the tune of billions of dollars by providing free access to the nation&rsquo;s airwaves,&rdquo; Carr added. &ldquo;It is very important to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/herschel-walker-i-dont-think-anyone-really-trusts-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"Herschel Walker: I Don&#039;t Think Anyone &#039;Really Trusts&#039; the Biden Administration\">bring trust back<\/a> into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Time for change!&rdquo; he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>A Trump appointee, Carr has previously waded into fights over certain networks&rsquo; coverage. That has included much publicized spats with ABC and CBS over their respective late-night hosts, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert.<\/p>\n<p>But his statement on Saturday comes at a far more sensitive time, as the U.S. war with Iran enters its third week.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has been regularly slamming media outlets&rsquo; coverage of the war since the start, with War Secretary Pete Hegseth leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4491458\/hegseth-war-headlines-media-coverage-iran\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4491458\/hegseth-war-headlines-media-coverage-iran\/\">HEGSETH&rsquo;S WAR ON HEADLINES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hegseth, a former TV host himself, has accused the media of wanting to make Trump &ldquo;look bad&rdquo; by reporting on the negative aspects of the war, including the U.S. casualties.<\/p>\n<p>He has instead been highlighting the successes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-chinese-troops-on-canadian-soil-during-military-exercises\/\" title=\"Confirmed: Chinese Troops on Canadian Soil During Military Exercises\">military operation<\/a>, insisting that the U.S. is &ldquo;decimating&rdquo; Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carr warns broadcasters; risk FCC licenses over Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2579910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carr-fcc-licenses-iran.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[24656,75812,18295,73415,71616],"class_list":["post-2579909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-broadcasting","tag-iran-coverage","tag-licensing","tag-media-regulation-2","tag-press-freedom-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carr-fcc-licenses-iran.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579909"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579913,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579909\/revisions\/2579913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}