Topline Hadi Matar, the 24-year-old man suspected of stabbing Salman Rushdie onstage last week, praised Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini–the Iranian leader who called for Rushdie’s death more than 30 years...
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Iranian Charged In Plot To Assassinate Ex-Trump Advisor John Bolton
Topline The Department of Justice announced charges Wednesday against an Iranian operative who it says plotted to kill former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, substantiating earlier reports...
Here’s How Russia Might Use Iranian Drones In Ukraine
With speculation rife that Russia will soon acquire “hundreds” of armed and unarmed drones from Iran, the inevitable question of how Moscow plans to use them in its grinding war in Ukraine arises. Whe...
Crypto Exchange Kraken Under Investigation for Allegedly Allowing Iranian Sanction Evasion: Report
Crypto exchange Kraken is reportedly under federal investigation for allegedly violating a US sanction against Iran. The US has imposed restrictions on activities with Iran following the hostage crisi...
Binance continued Iranian operations despite sanctions, Reuters says
Crypto exchange giant Binance continued to serve clients and process trades by people based in Iran, irregardless of US sanctions and a ban on doing business there, according to a report on Monday by ...
Binance Under Fire: Report Says It Bypassed Sanctions And Continued To Serve Iranian Customers
A report says that despite a company ban and economic penalties on Iran, the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance continued to serve Iranian customers. Binance Under Fire In spite of Iran being add...
Binance allegedly continued to serve Iranian customers, despite ban and sanctions
Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance is under the spotlight as a report claims it continued serving Iranian clients despite a company ban and economic sanctions against the country. According to an ...
Iranian Power House Warns of Stringent Action on Illegal Crypto Mining
29 seconds ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News Fines for illicit mining actions have been raised by 400 percent. First-time offenders would be denied access to subsidized energy for three months. Iran’s Ta...
Binance Evaded US Sanctions To Serve Iranian Crypto Traders
Binance has been dealing with global regulators’ scrutiny lately. Meanwhile, the latest investigation has found out the world’s largest crypto exchange worked against the US imposed sanctions on Iran....
Binance Serviced Iranian Crypto Traders Despite Sanctions: Report
Key Takeaways Reuters has reported that Binance allowed Iranian clients to trade on its platform despite U.S. sanctions and a company policy against operating in the country. The newspaper cited inter...
Binance stayed accessible to Iranian clients for years despite the 2018 U.S. sanctions
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is once again in regulatory hot water. According to a Reuters report, the crypto exchange continued to handle client trades in Iran despite U.S. s...
Iranian Power Utility Tavanir Vows Severe Measures Against Unlicensed Crypto Miners – Mining Bitcoin News
Iran’s state-owned power distribution company, Tavanir, has threatened harsher measures to discourage unauthorized crypto mining. These include much higher fines for those minting digital currencies w...
Iranian government to cut power supply for the country’s legal crypto mining rigs
According to local news outlet Arz Digital, the day prior, Rajabi Mashhadi, a spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Energy, said that the entity would be cutting the power supply to all of the cou...
Iran’s Government Struggles To Contain Public Anger After Dozens Die In Building Collapse
A man stands amid the ruins of the Metropol building in the city of Abadan, Iran, on May 23, 2022. … [+] (Photo: Hossein Abdollah Asl, Tasnim News Agency via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Iranian aut...
Iranian, Turkish, And Israeli Drones Will Be Built In Other Countries
Iran’s inauguration of a factory to build military drones in Tajikistan on May 17 is the latest example of the Middle East’s leading drone manufacturers expanding the production and proliferation of t...
Iran’s Government Tries Once Again To Offload Shares In Local Automakers
A production line for the Samand model at the Iran Khodro auto plant, west of Tehran, on September … [+] 30, 2008 (Photo: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The Iranian gov...
U.S. Targets Iranian Ballistic Missile Program With Fresh Sanctions
An Iranian flag flutters next to a ground-to-ground Sajil missile before being launched at an … [+] undisclosed location in Iran on November 12, 2008. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty...
Iranian, Venezuelan OpenSea Users Blocked From NFT Platform As Russia Sanctions Grow
Accounts belonging to OpenSea users with Iranian IP addresses have been canceled in the face of a growing debate regarding international sanctions and Russia’s attack on Ukraine. As pressure mounts on...
Crude oil price forecast amid rising optimism over the return of Iranian oil
Crude oil price pulled back from the multi-year high hit earlier in the week amid growing optimism on the return of Iranian oil into the market. Nonetheless, it will likely remain on an uptrend as tra...
PancakeSwap DEX set to ban Iranian users
Several reports have stated that from March 9, PancakeSwap, a popular decentralized exchange (DEX), will start blocking Iranian users. The report was first published by CryptoClub, a Persian-speaking ...
Iranian CBI Officials Reveal CBDC Pilot Phase to Start Soon
In the face of massive sanctions, top Iranian official believes cryptocurrency is a solution. The country is now looking to launch its CBDC in a pilot phase. CBDC headlines have been dominating fintec...