In the directive, journalists are forbidden from publishing any articles that suggest rifts among “high-ranking authorities in Iran” — referring to President Rouhani’s administration and the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and his closest allies. In addition, journalists have been told to not report on anything that “indoctrinates” the public into believing that the nuclear deal goes “against the nation, Islam, or revolutionary values and ideals;” they have also been instructed not to report anything that might “polarize society”. The directive suggested that publications that defied the orders could face up to two months of closure.
또한, 기자들은 이번 핵 협상 결과가 "이란과 이슬람, 혹은 혁명 가치와 이상"에 반하는 것이라는 사상을 대중에게 "주입"하는 어떠한 보도도 할 수 없다고 통보받았고, "사회 분열"을 일으킬 어떠한 내용도 보도하지 말라는 지시도 함께 받았다.