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Research reveals that YouTube is hosting and profiting from ads on channels linked to US-sanctioned Iranian entities, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, potentially violating sanctions.
Iran's internet begins returning after a three-month government-imposed blackout, with partial restoration of fixed-line services but far below normal levels, as the US negotiates an end to the war.
The article discusses the US-Iran conflict, focusing on Iran's internet blackout and the challenges of getting information out of the country, featuring an interview with former Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian.
This tweet shares Kevin O'Leary's mother's spending rule (quality over quantity) and reports on Iran using a Bitcoin digital insurance platform to bypass U.S. financial sanctions.
Reports of Iran's complete internet blackout for nearly three months, severely impacting the economy and people's livelihoods, including unemployment, price hikes, and currency devaluation.
Iran demands that Big Tech companies pay fees for using undersea Internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz, potentially disrupting global internet traffic and pushing companies to seek alternative routes.
Iran plans to impose fees on subsea internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening disruption if major tech companies do not comply, leveraging its geographic position for economic and strategic gain.
Iran launches a Bitcoin-backed ship insurance program for vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to circumvent international sanctions and provide coverage using cryptocurrency reserves.
Iran launched 'Hormuz Safe,' a maritime insurance platform for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, with payments settled via Bitcoin. The initiative could generate over $10 billion in revenue.
Iran claims US exploited backdoors in Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet and MikroTik gear to sabotage networks during recent strikes, saying devices failed despite Iran’s Internet blackout.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Ahmad Vahidi reiterated that Iran will neither surrender its enriched uranium nor halt its long-range missile program ahead of possible second-round peace talks with the US, insisting that a lasting peace requires a full US withdrawal from the Middle East.
US Marines interdict an Iranian freighter at sea and find perchlorate salts and propellant chemicals destined for ballistic-missile production, severing a key supply chain.
Donald Trump claims Iran is forcing hundreds of oil tankers to refuel at U.S. ports, mainly in Texas, Louisiana and Alaska.
UN inspectors say Iran now holds 970 lb of 60 % enriched uranium—enough for 10–11 warheads once refined to weapons-grade.
Donald Trump stated that Israel did not urge him to attack Iran; his decision was driven by the Oct 7, 2023 events and his belief that Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons, while also criticizing media and polls as largely fabricated.
The article claims that the US Navy intercepted an Iranian cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, allegedly transporting oxidizers for solid rocket fuel. Lacking verifiable sources or official confirmation, the report displays distinct characteristics of political propaganda.
Unverified claim that U.S. Marines boarded and seized a Chinese vessel en route to Iran without Beijing response.
A financially motivated cybercrime group known as TeamPCP has deployed a self-propagating wiper worm, CanisterWorm, that targets systems in Iran by wiping data on compromised cloud infrastructure and local machines, following a supply chain attack on the Trivy vulnerability scanner.
OpenAI disclosed the disruption of a covert Iranian influence operation (Storm-2035) that used ChatGPT accounts to generate political content targeting the 2024 U.S. election and other topics across social media and fake news websites. The operation achieved minimal audience engagement and was identified through collaboration with Microsoft's threat intelligence.