Science and Technology

RFL/RE – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has warned that Iran could have nuclear weapons in one or two years if Tehran continues to violate a landmark nuclear accord with world powers.The country’s top diplomat made the statement ahead of a January 10 emergency meeting of European Union foreign ministers, which comes amid mounting tensions between Iran and the …

RFL/RE — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a National Terrorism Advisory bulletin warning of a potential cyberattack by Iran in the wake of a U.S. drone attack that killed a senior Iranian military commander.“Iran maintains a robust cyberprogram and can execute cyberattacks against the United States,” reads the bulletin, dated January 4.The United States is bracing for …

RFL/RE – Iran has shut down mobile Internet access to overseas sites in several provinces, a day before possible protests.Iran’s semi-official news agency, ILNA, reported that the shutdown on December 25 was ordered by “security authorities,” quoting a source at the country’s Communications and Information Technology Ministry.According to the source, the shutdown covered the Alborz, Kurdestan, and Zanjan provinces in …

Al-Arabia – The secondary circuit of Iran’s Arak heavy water nuclear reactor will become operational on Monday, the country’s semi-official Mehr news agency reported.The starting of the secondary circuit will not violate restrictions placed on Iran’s nuclear program under a 2015 deal with world powers, but shows Iran is continuing work to develop the reactor amid renewed tensions with the …

PaybandNews An Iranian professor of biology has been awarded the Mustafa Prize for introducing a new treatment for Parkinson’s disease with stem cells. Iranian professor Hossein Baharvand has been awarded in the third edition of Mustafa Prize ceremony for developing stem cell therapy for the Parkinson’s disease and the age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The professor of biology and stem cells …

LA Times—  When Iranian authoritiesrecently imposed a near-total internet blackout for almost a week to helpquell massive street protests, U.S.-based tech entrepreneur Nima Fatemi bolted into action. Fatemi and other security experts have been finding ways around Iranian censorssince 2009, when authoritiesfirst blocked social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook as a means to curb unrest after a disputed presidential election. Yet …

PayvandNews – Surena IV, the fourth generation of national humanoid robot design and construction unveiled in Tehran on Saturday. Surena IVsurenahumanoid.com | wikipedia | video At a ceremony held in Tehran University on Saturday morning, attended by the Vice President for Science and Technology Sourena Sattari, and the Chancellor of University of Tehran, a fourth generation ‘Sourena humanoid robot’ was officially unveiled. Sourena Sattari …

VOA – Iran’s telecommunications minister announced on Sunday that the country has defused a second cyberattack in less than a week, this time “aimed at spying on government intelligence.” Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said in a short Twitter post that the alleged attack was “identified and defused by a cybersecurity shield,” and that the ”spying servers were identified and the …

RFL/RE – Iran says it has “repelled” a cyberattack on its e-governance infrastructure that was allegedly “state-sponsored,” according to the country’s telecommunications minister, Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, as cited by local media.The security attack was “highly organized,” he said, while adding that authorities were investigating its exact dimensions.The minister would not say which country allegedly attempted the attack or go …

Radiofarda – President Hassan Rouhani has said the National Information Network (NIN) or Iran’s intranet will be bolstered as ordered by the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei so that “people will not need foreign [networks] to meet their needs.” Rouhani who was addressing parliament pointed out that one of the policies of his administration was strengthening infrastructures including the Internet bandwidth. …