For 88 days, millions of Iranians lived in digital darkness after the authorities imposed a nationwide Internet shutdown following the outbreak of war with the United States and Israel. But the end of one of the worlds longest-ever Internet blackouts offered scant consolation for many Iranians who reconnected to the same heavily filtered and state-controlled network after nearly three months.
For 88 days, millions of Iranians lived in digital darkness after the authorities imposed a nationwide Internet shutdown following the outbreak of war with the United States and Israel. But the end of one of the worlds longest-ever Internet blackouts offered scant consolation for many Iranians who reconnected to the same heavily filtered and state-controlled network after nearly three months.
UK’s Ofgem says energy price cap will rise by 13 percent from July The UK’s Ofgem has announced a 13 percent increase of the energy price cap as a result of higher wholesale prices caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This will cover the period from the start of July to the end of September, and will see the average household energy bills rising by £18 per month. This comes as the Dallas Federal Reserve president Lorie Logan warned on Wednesday that the world may need to find a way to reduce oil and gas consumption if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed much longer due to the U.
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New posts 16:21 Iranian TV Reports Draft Framework Deal With US Vessels lie anchored at the Strait of Hormuz on May 25.
New posts 16:21 Iranian TV Reports Draft Framework Deal With US Vessels lie anchored at the Strait of Hormuz on May 25.
A deal to end the current blockade is merely an enticement for the next blockade and the one after that.
Iran's push to tax Strait of Hormuz undersea cables shows how they are becoming a new front in pressure tactics and tech risk Iranian Armed Forces operational command Spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari has recently announced that Iran intends to charge fees for the use of undersea cables passing through t
Irans push to tax Strait of Hormuz undersea cables shows how they are becoming a new front in pressure tactics and tech risk Iranian Armed Forces operational command Spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari has recently announced that Iran intends to charge fees for the use of undersea cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
International internet access has been cut off in the country since the start of the war in late February.
Iran says its charging fees for 'services' in Hormuz Strait, not tolls Iran has stressed that it does not impose tolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, but rather a "certain fee" for services and measures that protect the environment Esmaeil Baghaei, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the fees would be allocated to "services that are provided, navigational services, in addition to measures to protect the environment" of the waterway, the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. He stressed once again that these fees "should not be described as tolls or duties". At a presser on Monday, Esmaeil Baghaei says Iran is “not charging tolls” on passage through the Strait of Hormuz but rather a “certain fee” for “navigational services” and measures to “protect the environment of the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman”.
Iran seeks to release $24bn funds frozen overseas in potential deal with the US Iran is seeking to release around $24bn of its funds frozen overseas in a potential deal with the US, the Tasnim news agency reported. According to source close to Tehran's negotiation team, the frozen funds must be released under a memorandum of understanding that is being discussed with Washington. The report added that Iran's leading negotiator Mohammad Baqr Qalibaf's visit to Qatar aimed to reach an agreement to implement this demand.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An informed source provided details on Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf’s visit to Doha, saying the trip focused on efforts to secure the release of $12 billion in Iran’s frozen funds at the start of implementation of a possible Iran-US memorandum of understanding.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The visit by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf to Qatar, accompanied by the foreign minister and the Central Bank of Iran governor, was aimed at securing the release of part of Iran’s frozen assets during the initial phase of implementing a possible MoU with the US.
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Indian equity benchmark indices opened flat but in the negative territory on Tuesday morning, as fresh geopolitical escalations in the Middle East revived energy inflation concerns. The BSE Sensex dropped by 144. 09 points, or 0.
Gold falls as Iran tensions fuel inflation concerns Gold prices fell on Tuesday after renewed US military strikes in Iran pushed oil prices higher, raising concerns that inflation could remain elevated and keep interest rates higher for longer, Reuters reported. Spot gold fell 0. 7 percent to $4,537.
Iran may be moving beyond temporary internet blackouts toward something more durable: a Chinese-style system of digital control.
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): QatarEnergy notified Italian utility Edison on Monday that it will cancel five additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes, extending a force majeure from early July until mid-August, according to a Reuters news report.
Donald Trump says Iranian uranium must be handed over or destroyed US President Donald Trump has reiterated that Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium must either be transferred to the United States for destruction or eliminated under international supervision at an agreed location. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the material should be “immediately turned over” to the United States and destroyed, or alternatively destroyed in Iran or another acceptable location in coordination with the Iranian government. “The Enriched Uranium (Nuclear Dust!
What to know about Iran's billions of dollars in frozen funds Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammed Ghalibaf has for weeks insisted that unlocking access to his country's money should be a confidence-building measure, if not a precondition, for talks with the US . The issue now appears to be on the table during this latest and seemingly most aggressive round of diplomacy to date, towards a long-term end to the war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and paring down Iran's nuclear capability. Reports from earlier this week suggest that up to 25 percent of all of Iran's frozen funds globally could be released by the US if Iran surrenders 400 kilograms of enriched uranium and shuts down its nuclear facilities.
