>> next logical step is Iranian state television <<
Actually, such a channel is already available in the USA on free satellite TV. It’s on the Ku-band satellite at 97 degrees west. (I forget the formal name of the satellite.)
This Iranian government English-language channel is called “Press TV.” I have seen them a few times, and I must say that if anything, they appeared less blatantly anti-American than is RT! But they are deadly boring, and I can’t imagine they could ever attract a significant audience.
Communist China TV, CCTV, was on Veri_on cable last time I had that