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A disclosed 32-point plan tied foreign platform access in Iran to domestic app support and tighter controls. Reopening has stalled; WhatsApp is blocked again.

Written by Iman Baik

Tech trade groups in Iran agree to form a children’s digital services commission. Members are still to be proposed following discussions on age-appropriate content.

Written by Mojtaba Astaneh

Three candidates qualify as smart postal operators in Iran; the communications minister hopes they will receive approval in principle within a month.

Written by Iman Baik

Iran’s central bank bans online gold trading by credit institutions, citing laundering risks. Customers at one online bank can still sell existing holdings.

Written by Mojtaba Astaneh

Rightel’s CEO plans shared access to thousands of 5G sites and an industrial-services expansion as its owner seeks a buyer for the Iranian operator.

Written by Iman Baik

Azki Crowd gains a license to fund Iranian businesses, targets a 5% market share in its first year and proposes secondary trading for investors.

Written by Mojtaba Astaneh

Three AI operators in Iran are due for initial approval within a month, the minister says, despite business groups’ objections to the licensing rules.

Written by Iman Baik

Social media took 31% of Iran’s digital ad market, Yektanet estimates, while war and internet shutdowns disrupted advertising budgets, content creators and daily online activity.

Written by Mojtaba Astaneh

War seriously damaged more than 500 communications sites and 15 telecom centers in Iran, a deputy minister says, alongside damage to several space facilities.

Written by Iman Baik

RabtHost says it hosts 175 Persian podcasts, offering free hosting and dynamic ads to broaden creator revenue. Digikala says results are too early to assess.

Written by Iman Baik

Iran’s cyberspace chief claims a controlled Starlink disruption, while cyber police announce reporting deadlines of just one hour for critical incidents.

Written by Ali Momeni