Renault’s production in Iran hits a record high in 2017
PayvandNews - Through manufacturing of over 160,000 vehicles in Iran, Renault hit a record high in 2017, according to a…
Science and Technology
Internet censorship a double-edged sword for Tehran
Al-Monitor -“Everything stopped suddenly. We are literally out of work now,” Alireza, a 24-year-old university student living in Tehran, told…
Tehran metro ranks 25th among world’s busiest subways
PayvandNews - With an annual ridership of 459 million, Tehran metro has attained the rank of 25 among busiest subway…
Telegram to be unblocked if it accepts Iran’s conditions: Lawmaker
PayvandNews - Behrouz Nemati, spokesman for the parliament's presiding board, said on Sunday that during a meeting of the parliament…
Cyberweapons Now A ‘Core Tool’ Of Iranian Statecraft
RFL/RE -- A new report by the Carnegie Endowment says Iran’s cyberoperations have become increasingly sophisticated and damaging to its…
Iran boosts restrictions on internet amid protests
Al-Monitor - In his first comments since protests erupted in Iran a week ago, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Iran’s prosecutor general,…
Iran’s Reza Pahlavi: US should clear way for tech companies to help Iranians
Al-Arabia - The Trump administration should encourage US technology companies to provide communication services to Iranians as they protest their…
Iran’s Severely Disrupted Internet During Protests: “Websites Hardly Open”
CHRI - For the first time since the mass protests of 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has imposed tighter…
One Difference Between 2009 vs 2018 Iran Protests? 48 Million Smartphones
VOA - In 2009, the world watched as Iranians marching in the streets turned to social media sites like Twitter…
Iran’s Severely Disrupted Internet During Protests: “Websites Hardly Open”
CHRI - For the first time since the mass protests of 2009, the Islamic Republic of Iran has imposed tighter…