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Radiofarda – Although some reports say Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Twitter account has deleted an offending post which led to its “temporary suspension” by Twitter on Friday, others say it is “read only” mode.

Radiofarda – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ (IRGC) top commanders disclosed information about an “underground ballistic missile factory,” in Iran the state owned news agency ISNA reported.

VOA — Iran appears to have attempted a second satellite launch despite U.S. criticism that its space program helps it develop ballistic missiles, satellite images released Thursday suggest. Iran has not acknowledged conducting such a launch.

VOA – The European Union said on Monday it was gravely concerned by Iran’s ballistic missile launches and tests and called on Tehran to stop activity that deepened mistrust and destabilized the region.

VOA — Facebook said Thursday it took down hundreds of “inauthentic” accounts from Iran that were part of a vast manipulation campaign operating in more than 20 countries.

CHRI – A labor activist’s widely read Instagram post alleging he was tortured while in the custody of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry was never fully investigated but one judicial official did respond by suggesting that the app should be blocked to prevent a “spotlight” from being put on the government.

Al-Arabia – Iran has no intention to increase the range of its missiles, but will continue working on its satellite technology to improve accuracy, the secretary of Iran’s national Security Council said on Tuesday.

Radiofarda – Iran is likely to expand its cyber espionage activities as its relations with Western powers worsen, the European Union digital security agency said on Monday.

radiofarda – Iran has dismissed a warning from the French foreign minister that if talks on Iran’s missile program fail, new sanctions might be imposed.

Al-Monitor – On Jan. 12, Seyed Hasan Aghamirii, a popular Iranian cleric, posted on his Instagram account that he had been sentenced to two years in prison and defrocked. The latter is an unusual and rather modern form of punishment in the world of Shiite Islam that is exclusive to the Islamic Republic of Iran. “After 10, 15 years of arrests and taking over my …