Tehran, Iran – Iran’s top council responsible for internet security voted on Tuesday to lift a ban on popular messaging application WhatsApp, which has been banned for more than two years, state media reported. “The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was lifted by the unanimous vote of members of the Supreme Council of Cybersecurity,” … Read more
New York – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump has an opportunity to negotiate with Iran, saying Tehran’s development of nuclear weapons is not inevitable. The outgoing top US diplomat acknowledged that the cleric-run state may more seriously consider nuclear weapons after military setbacks in the region. In … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – An Iranian court has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of collaborating with a hostile government, his lawyer said on Saturday. Reza Valizadeh is a former journalist for the US government-funded Persian language service of Voice of America and has worked for … Read more