iran

Continued from: https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/2023-israel-hamas-war-horns-of-jericho.1261068/ With Israel now having Hamas firmly on the defensive, the two have had to resort to negotiating for hostages and prisoners on the basis of a ceasefire. Iran and Hezbollah seem to be out of...

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/iranian-ballistic-missiles-strike-facilities-in-iraq

Petrol prices at risk of increase due to pirate attacks While 2024 kicked off with a welcome reduction in petrol and diesel prices, South African motorists should brace for pain at the pumps in the coming months. Increased piracy activity in the Red Sea could cause a surge in fuel prices over...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/18/us-iran-prisoner-swap-deal

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/shots-fired-oil-tanker-gulf-maritime-security-bodies-2023-07-05/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/5/iran-to-reopen-embassy-in-saudi-arabia-after-seven-years

https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-strikes-iran-amid-new-international-push-to-contain-tehran-11675004979 EDIT: I've just realise some of you may not being able to read the article, since it's premium. Here's an archive showing the full story. https://archive.ph/kLl5Z

Meta oversight board says calling for "death to" Iranian leader should be allowed Meta Platforms Inc.’s Oversight Board has overturned the decision to remove a Facebook post using the slogan “death to Khamenei,” to criticise Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying it did not...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-63621330

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/13/iranian-who-inspired-the-terminal-dies-at-paris-airport

US lawmakers want Starlink to get a waiver in heavily-sanctioned Iran Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen should give Elon Musk’s satellite Internet service Starlink clearance to operate in heavily sanctioned Iran as the country faces widespread protests, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said. Musk...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-19/tehran-protest-over-woman-s-police-custody-death-turns-violent

Iran is allegedly mulling over an attempt to assassinate the United States’ ambassador to South Africa as retaliation for the American drone attack earlier this year that killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force. The news of Tehran’s purported...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53223523

South Africa wants to sell missiles to Iran South Africa has applied to the United Nations Security Council to sell missiles worth R1.5 billion to Iran.

South Africa spied on Iran: report The South African Security Agency allegedly spied on Iran, Al-Jazeera reported on its website

Iranians bypassing government Internet controls More than two thirds of young Iranians are using illegal software to reach websites that are officially banned, government research cited by media said Monday

High-speed broadband against moral standards: religious leader One of Iran’s highest clerical authorities has stated that high-speed and 3G Internet is “against Sharia” and “against moral standards”

Iranian Facebook users jailed An Iranian court has handed jail sentences to eight Facebook page administrators

Iran summons Facebook CEO Zuckerberg over privacy case An Iranian judge has summoned Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to answer allegations that his company’s apps have breached people’s privacy