Iran

Turkey’s Gas Revolution: Erdogan’s LNG Pivot Threatens Russia & Iran’s Energy Grip

Turkey’s Gas Pivot: LNG Deals and Domestic Production Turkey is undertaking a strategic overhaul of its gas supply. Once overwhelmingly dependent on pipeline gas from Russia and Iran, Ankara is now doubling down on alternative sources. State energy company BOTAŞ

8 October 2025

Iran’s Rial Crisis Deepens: USD Soars Past 1.08 Million on Black Market Amid Sanctions Fears (قیمت دلار)

Sanctions Send Iran’s Rial Tumbling – Dollar Skyrockets to 1.1 Million on the Black Market (قیمت دلار)

Official vs. Open-Market Rates Iran’s official rate (set by the Central Bank for government transactions) has been gradually devalued but remains far below the free-market price. After years of a fixed IRR 42,000/USD “budget rate,” by early 2025 the CBI’s end-of-period

3 October 2025

Black Market · Currency Crisis · Financial News · Iran Economy · Sanctions

Iran’s Rial Crisis Deepens: USD Soars Past 1.08 Million on Black Market Amid Sanctions Fears (قیمت دلار)

Official vs. Black-Market Rates in Iran Iran’s currency regime is highly tiered. State-backed exchange systems (for imports of essentials) quoted about 561,700 rials per $1 on Sept 27 trend.az. In currency shops (the SANA system) and the NIMA forex platform,

27 September 2025

Black Market · Currency Crisis · Economy · Iran · Sanctions

Bunker‑Buster Earthquake: New Satellite Images Expose Fordow’s Ruin—What the Bombs Hit, What Survived, and Why It Matters

Israeli Satellite Images of Iran Attack – 2025 Deep‑Dive Report, Expert Quotes & Latest Evidence

During Operation Rising Lion in mid-June 2025, Israel ingested more than 12,000 fresh satellite images during the shooting phase from the Ofek optical and SAR constellation and commercial vendors, with tens of millions of square kilometers imaged day and night.

1 July 2025

Breaking News · Intelligence · Middle East · Military Analysis · NASDAQ:PL · NYSE:MAXR · Satellite Imagery

Artificial Intelligence in Iran: Recent Developments and Outlook (June 30, 2025)

In June 2024, the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution approved the National Artificial Intelligence Document, a comprehensive policy blueprint for AI development. By July 2024, Iran established the National AI Organization as an independent body under the President’s supervision

29 June 2025

AI News · AI Trends · Innovation · Iran Technology · Middle East Tech

Shocking Showdown: How Iran Is Trying to Snuff Out Elon Musk’s Starlink—and Why Tens of Thousands of Dishes Keep Beaming Freedom Back

On 23 June 2025, Iran’s Ministry of Communications warned that owning or installing a Starlink terminal is a punishable offense and asked the ITU to compel SpaceX to deactivate unauthorized devices inside Iran. Following Israel’s Operation Rising Lion on 13

24 June 2025

Elon Musk · Internet Freedom · Iran · Starlink · Technology Conflict

Iran’s Internet Access Exposed: From Aging ADSL to an Underground Starlink Revolution

Iran aims to connect 20 million premises with fiber by the end of 2025 under the National Fiber Optic Plan, but rollout is behind schedule. As of early 2024, Iran had 73.1 million internet users (81.7% penetration) and 146.5 million

24 June 2025

ADSL · Connectivity Revolution · Internet Access · Iran · Starlink

Starlink Goes Dark-Busting in Iran: How Elon Musk’s Satellite Beams Shattered Tehran’s Internet Blackout and Triggered a Global Free-Speech Showdown

On 13–14 June 2025 Israeli strikes hit Iranian nuclear and missile sites, driving Iran’s internet speeds below 15% of normal per NetBlocks, and within about 24 hours SpaceX activated Starlink in Iran with Elon Musk posting “The beams are on.”

24 June 2025

Free Speech · Global Events · Iran · Satellite Technology · Starlink

Fordow Exposed: Jaw‑Dropping Satellite Images Reveal the Mountain‑Shaking U.S. Strike on Iran’s Deepest Nuclear Stronghold

Fordow sits 80–100 m inside a mountain 30 km north of Qom and houses about 3,000 centrifuges, later upgraded with IR-6 machines capable of 60% enrichment. In 2023, IAEA inspectors detected particles enriched to 83.7% at Fordow, signaling near-weapons-grade material.

23 June 2025

Iran · Military Strike · NASDAQ:PL · Nuclear Sites · NYSE:MAXR · Satellite Images · U.S. Military

Operation Midnight Hammer: How Stealth Bombers, Fighters, and Bunker Busters Obliterated Iran’s Nuclear Sites

Operation Midnight Hammer, conducted June 21–22, 2025, targeted Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites. Seven B-2 Spirit bombers from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base flew an 18-hour mission to Iran, delivering 14 GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance

22 June 2025

Bunker Busters · Iran · Military Operations · Nuclear Conflict · Stealth Technology

Midnight Hammer: How U.S. Stealth Bombers Obliterated Iran’s Nuclear Sites and Shook the World

Operation Midnight Hammer occurred June 21–22, 2025, a one-night U.S. stealth airstrike targeting Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Seven B-2 Spirit bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, for an ~18-hour flight to Iran with mid-air refuelings, escorted by F-22 and

22 June 2025

Iran · Military History · Nuclear Crisis · Stealth Bombers · World Events

Mind‑Blowing Satellite Images Reveal Fordow’s Cavernous Crater: Inside the High‑Resolution Photo Forensics that Exposed the Collapse of Iran’s Underground Nuclear Fortress

On 22 June at 10:22 UTC, Maxar released 0.5-meter imagery showing three circular Fordow blast scars about 25 meters across at the portal area. Planet Labs’ SkySat captured higher-cadence shots showing eastward dust clouds and bulldozers arriving by noon local

22 June 2025

Fordow · High-Resolution Photos · Iran Analysis · NASDAQ:PL · Nuclear Sites · NYSE:MAXR · Satellite Forensics