As Russia and Iran push ahead with plans to build a new factory for manufacturing thousands of loitering munitions (single-use, self-detonating drones) for the Ukraine war, remnants of one of these dr...
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Covert Israeli Operations Against Iranian Missiles And Drone Plants Might Help Ukraine
Israel is the prime suspect behind the suspected drone attack on Saturday against a military target near the central Iranian city of Isfahan. The attack occurred a little over a day after an Israeli o...
Israel Reportedly Carries Out Drone Strikes On Iranian Factory On Eve Of Blinken’s Middle East Tour
Topline An Iranian defense factory was targeted by Israeli drone strikes late Saturday night, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials, an attack that comes amid growing tensions over I...
Iranian Court Orders Release of Crypto Mining Machines Captured Years ago
An Iranian court ordered the release of crypto-mining machines which were seized by Iranian authorities in 2021 due to energy concerns. In late December, 2021, Iran’s total energy consumption increase...
Iran Releases Oscar-Winning Film Actress Arrested For Supporting Protests
Topline Iranian authorities released Taraneh Alidoosti, the star of the 2016 Oscar-winning film The Salesman, on Wednesday, three weeks after the actress was jailed for supporting protests against the...
Iran Arrests Famous Actress Who Called Execution ‘Disgrace To Humanity’
Topline Iranian authorities have arrested actress Taraneh Alidoosti, the star of the 2016 Oscar-Award-winning film “The Salesman,” on charges of spreading falsehoods after she posted on Instagram that...
Why Armenia And Serbia Might Seek Iranian Drones
It has been an excellent year for Iranian drone exports. Tehran infamously supplied Russia with hundreds of its Shahed-136 loitering munitions (self-detonating or “suicide” drones) for use in the Ukra...
Iranian Protesters Claim Regime Is Using ‘Nerve Agents’ To Quell Riots
Protests in Iran have steadily intensified in the two months since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died of injuries inflicted by the morality police for wearing an ‘inappropriate’ headscarf. Now matters are r...
Bitcoin Nears 8 Billion Iranian Rial – Trustnodes
Bitcoin has far surpassed its all time high in Iranian money, with one BTC now trading above 7.6 billion Iranian Rial (IRR). That’s significantly higher than the official rate of 42,000 IRR to the dol...
Despite sanctions, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance let Iranian businesses transact $8 billion
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Blockchain data reveals that cryptocurrency firm Binance has handled $8 billion worth of Iranian transactions since 2018 despite ...
Binance Helped Iranian Firms Trade $8 Billion Despite Sanctions
According to reports by Reuters cryptocurrency exchange Binance processed transactions of Iranian origin with a value of $8 billion since 2018 despite sanctions imposed by the U.S. that are intended t...
Binance Aids Transfers Worth $7.8 Billion Since 2018 From Iranian Citizens Despite U.S. Regulations – crypto.news
Blockchain data reveals that cryptocurrency firm Binance has handled $8 billion in Iranian transactions since 2018. This move is despite U.S. sanctions aimed at isolating Iran from the global financia...
Binance reportedly helped Iranian firms skirt sanctions and trade billions
As the cryptocurrency sector grows, the more involved it becomes in the current geopolitical intricacies. One example is the major crypto exchange Binance which reportedly helped Iranian firms avoid s...
Iranian Climber Who Competed Without Hijab Receives Hero’s Welcome In Tehran
Topline Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi—who competed at an event in Korea without wearing the headscarf mandated for all Iranian female athletes—was cheered on by a large crowd of supporters upon her arr...
Russia Strikes Kyiv Using Iranian Kamikaze Drones—Amid Reports About Moscow’s Dwindling Missile Stocks
Topline Kyiv on Monday was hit by a series of Russian drone strikes in the second major attack on the Ukrainian capital in the past week, as Moscow steps up its usage of cheaper, Iranian-made suicide ...
Iranian Security Forces Arrest Bitcoin Advocate Ziya Sadr
Ziya Sadr was instrumental in propagating knowledge related to Bitcoin among Iranians in the local language Farsi. Last month, the Iranian security forces arrested Bitcoin advocate Ziya Sadr as per so...
Iranian Bitcoin Advocate Arrested by Local Security Forces
Ziya Sadr, an Iranian Bitcoin advocate, has been arrested by Iranian security forces. Multiple sources disclosed the matter, which was reported on Sunday. According to sources, the arrest occurred on ...
Iranian Official Says U.S. Is Using Hijab Protests To ‘Weaken’ Iran As Demonstrations Spread Globally
Topline Iran has accused the U.S. of capitalizing on nationwide mass protests against Iran’s strict rules on women’s dress after the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody, saying the U.S. is ...
Musk’s Starlink May Bring Iran Internet Service During Government Crackdown
Topline Nearly a week after Iran’s internet went dark amid widespread—and deadly—anti-government protests in the wake of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody, Elon Musk’s Starlink satelli...
Christiane Amanpour Says Iranian President Canceled Interview Because She Wouldn’t Wear A Headscarf Amid Deadly Hijab Protests
Topline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi canceled a New York interview with CNN broadcaster Christiane Amanpour at the last minute after she refused to wear a headscarf, Amanpour said Thursday, as wome...
Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin Addresses Linked to Iranian Ransomware Group
In brief The U.S. Treasury today announced sanctions against 10 individuals and two entities for alleged ransomware attacks. The suspects, who are allegedly connected to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary G...
Treasury Sanctions Iranian Hackers And Bitcoin Addresses
Per an update from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, several Iranian nationals and their Bitcoin addresses have been sanctioned. An official release mentions Ahmad Khatibi Aghada, Amir Hossein Nika...
Russia Is Now Using Iranian ‘Swarming’ Attack Drones In Ukraine — Here’s What We Know
Images from Ukraine provide the first photographic evidence of Iranian-made drones used by Russia. The pictures, taken by an Ukrainian officer and posted on Twitter, appear to show the remains of a Sh...
Banned Iranian Musician Rajabian Returns, With The Help Of Grammy Winners
Mehdi Rajabian Mehdi Rajabian Iranian composer Mehdi Rajabian has defied the efforts of the Iranian authorities to silence him, by releasing a new album in collaboration with a string of prominent int...
Why Did OPEC Cut Production For October Targets?
AFP via Getty Images Key takeaways On Monday, OPEC announced that it would slash oil production targets for October by 100,000 barrels per day The group of oil producers expressed concerns over weaken...
Comprehensive And Detailed’ Crypto Regulations Approved By The Iranian Government
Cryptocurrency can be used to pay for imports Cars can be imported using cryptocurrencies Iran has a complex relationship with cryptocurrencies The public authority of Iran has finished a bunch of dig...
Iranian Government Approves ‘Comprehensive and Detailed’ Crypto Regulations – Regulation Bitcoin News
The government of Iran has finalized a set of cryptocurrency regulations. A “comprehensive and detailed” law ratified by the administration provides a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, includin...
Iranian businesses get the green light to use crypto for imports
Iran’s Industry, Mines and Trade Ministry has approved the use of cryptocurrency for imports into the country amid ongoing international trade sanctions. According to local news reports, Trade Ministe...
Iranian Association Calls for Stable Crypto Regulation as Government Plans Widespread Use of Crypto in Foreign Trade – Regulation Bitcoin News
Iran’s association of importers has stressed the need for a stable regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies now that the Iranian government is officially using crypto to pay for imports. “By the end ...