Science and Technology

iranintl – Iran’s Supreme Leader on Wednesday marked the 100th anniversary of the reestablishment of the Qom seminary with a call for the religious institution to become a leading force in shaping Islam in the modern era. In a written message to an international conference commemorating the centenary of the seminary’s revival, Ali Khamenei said the institution must not only …

RFL/RE – Iran’s continued struggle with electricity shortages has led to the implementation of rolling blackouts in the capital, Tehran. Power cuts have become a fixture of both summer and winter months, but rolling blackouts this year have started earlier than usual despite the temperatures being relatively low. Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said during her weekly press conference on May …

RFL/RE – Iran says it has “successfully” tested a new ballistic missile that it claims can reach Israel and penetrate some of the most advanced missile-defense systems in the world. Amid growing concerns in the Westover Tehran’s advancing nuclear and missile programs, Iran’s state TV on May 4 aired footage of the Qassem Basir missile being tested and apparently hitting its …

iranintl – Iran said it foiled a major cyber attack targeting its infrastructure on Sunday in the midst of blazing fires following the explosion which rocked its key container port in Bandar Abbas. “One of the most widespread and complex cyber attacks against the country’s infrastructure was identified and preventive measures were taken,” IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News quoted Behzad Akbari, CEO …

iranintl – A hacker group reported breaching the customer database of Iran’s largest mobile operator, Mobile Communications Company of Iran (MCI), and accessing the personal data of 30 million of its subscribers. The hacker group, named ShadowBits, also said to have obtained information about the employees of the MCI. Digiato, a website active in Iran’s tech news industry, initially reported …

Iranwire – A hacking group identifying itself as “Codebreakers” has claimed to have breached the data of 42 million Sepah Bank customers in Iran, including information belonging to military personnel. The group said they provided a 72-hour window for the bank to negotiate before the data would be released. According to posts on the group’s Telegram channel, Sepah Bank officials …

iranintl – Iran has warned enemies against any potential attack on its territory, saying it is prepared to use its underground missile cities to impose a heavy cost on the US after Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric against Tehran. “Iran has achieved a level of active deterrence in which any violation of its sovereignty will be met with a …

iranintl – Senior officers in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s intelligence organization stole around $21 million in cryptocurrency while pretending to investigate a corruption case, Iran International has found. The case centers on Cryptoland, a digital exchange shut down after the May 2021 arrest of its CEO, Sina Estavi. At the time of his arrest, Estavi had no formal accusers, but once the …

iranintl – Iran will not yield to Western pressure regarding its nuclear program, a senior Iranian nuclear official said, warning that such pressure could have adverse effects on cooperation. Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), emphasized Iran’s determination to advance its nuclear industry and counter what he described as unjust accusations from Western powers. “The …

gatestoneinstitute.org – Iran, in short, has a nuclear weapons program because of China. For a long time, the international community looked the other way as the “atomic ayatollahs,” in violation of their treaty obligations, worked on building these fearsome devices. President Donald Trump, to his credit, is taking the issue head on. Tehran almost certainly has [a nuclear bomb] by …