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

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 to steer the AI ecosystem and aim to be among the world’s top 10 AI powers within the next decade. In May 2025, Iran’s parliament approved a National AI Plan with an overwhelming majority of 187–33, deeming AI an urgent national imperative. At the start of 2025, the government allocated about $115 million USD for AI research and development in
29 juni 2025
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Elon Musk’s Starlink vs. Iran’s Blackout: Fact-Checking the 20,000 Secret Dishes Reconnecting a Nation

Elon Musk’s Starlink vs. Iran’s Blackout: Fact-Checking the 20,000 Secret Dishes Reconnecting a Nation

On June 14, 2025, after Israeli strikes, Iran imposed a nationwide internet blackout, and Elon Musk tweeted that Starlink was “The beams are on,” effectively activating Starlink over Iran. The activation made Starlink connectivity available only to users with Starlink terminals, not to the entire Iranian population. Estimates by late 2024 placed roughly 10,000 to 20,000 clandestine Starlink terminals operating inside Iran. Reuters reported in December 2022 that nearly 100 Starlink terminals were active in Iran as SpaceX began enabling Starlink there. By January 2025, Iran International reported up to 100,000 Iranian users benefiting from satellite internet, with official figures
21 juni 2025
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Starlink d’Elon Musk contre la coupure d’Internet en Iran : vérification des faits sur les 20 000 antennes secrètes reconnectant une nation

Starlink d’Elon Musk contre la coupure d’Internet en Iran : vérification des faits sur les 20 000 antennes secrètes reconnectant une nation

Mi-juin 2025, après des frappes israéliennes sur des sites iraniens, l’Iran ordonne un blackout national d’Internet et annonce des restrictions temporaires le 14 juin. Le 14 juin 2025, Elon Musk annonce sur X que « The beams are on », confirmant que Starlink diffuse sur l’espace aérien iranien malgré le blackout. L’activation n’a pas reconnecté toute la population: selon des sources crédibles, environ 20 000 terminaux Starlink opéraient clandestinement en Iran fin 2024. En novembre 2023, les forces de sécurité iraniennes ont confisqué 22 antennes Starlink, affirmant qu’elles proviennent d’un trafic de contrebande. Le coût des kits Starlink sur le
21 juni 2025
Iran’s Internet Access Exposed: From Aging ADSL to an Underground Starlink Revolution

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 mobile connections, indicating widespread multi-SIM use. Median download speeds were about 15 Mbps on fixed broadband and 37 Mbps on mobile as of May 2024, with mobile often outperforming ADSL. Iran’s 4G coverage is broad (around 90% device coverage), while 5G is in its infancy (about 29% coverage in 2023) with up to 4,000 5G base stations projected by March
24 juni 2025
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Operation Midnight Hammer: How Stealth Bombers, Fighters, and Bunker Busters Obliterated Iran’s Nuclear Sites

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 Pens, marking the first-ever operational use of the MOP. To maximize surprise, at least six B-2s were observed flying west toward the Pacific as a decoy while seven B-2s proceeded east to strike. More than two dozen Tomahawk land-attack missiles were launched from an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine stationed in the Middle East to strike Isfahan around 2:15–2:35 AM local time.
22 juni 2025
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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 rate was about IRR 545,700/USD ceicdata.com (still heavily managed). Meanwhile, Iran introduced an Electronic Trading System (ETS) where banks and exporters trade dollars in a semi-controlled manner. The ETS rate in 2025 has been around IRR 600,000–700,000 iranintl.com rudaw.net (this roughly matches what exporters and importers see in practice for non-subsidized goods). By contrast, street (parallel) rates – widely quoted by currency
3 oktober 2025
Shocking Showdown: How Iran Is Trying to Snuff Out Elon Musk’s Starlink—and Why Tens of Thousands of Dishes Keep Beaming Freedom Back

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 June, Iran’s internet blackout peaked with connectivity falling by 97 percent. In 2021 Iran filed its first Starlink complaint at the ITU, launching the dispute over SpaceX’s operation. In October 2023 the ITU Radio Regulations Board ruled in Iran’s favor and ordered Starlink to obey Iranian licensing laws. In March 2024 the ITU RRB reiterated the demand after objections from
24 juni 2025
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Iran says Russia launched three new satellites, deepening Moscow-Tehran space ties

Iran says Russia launched three new satellites, deepening Moscow-Tehran space ties

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 21:50 ET Iran said on Sunday three of its satellites were launched into low Earth orbit from Russia, extending space cooperation between Tehran and Moscow. Reuters+1 Iranian state media said a Russian Soyuz rocket carried the Paya, Zafar-2 and Kowsar satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far east. Bloomberg.com+1 The launch matters because Iran has increasingly relied on Russia to place satellites in orbit while both countries remain under U.S. sanctions and have drawn closer since Russia’s war in Ukraine. Reuters It also comes as Western governments continue to argue that satellite launch technology
29 december 2025
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Iran’s Rial Crisis Deepens: USD Soars Past 1.08 Million on Black Market Amid Sanctions Fears (قیمت دلار)

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, $1 was around 692,500–719,800 rials during Sep 25–27 trend.az trend.az. By contrast, the free (open) market rate was vastly weaker – ~1,050,000–1,085,000 rials per $1. Bonbast and alanchand trackers showed prices spiking to ~1,085,500 IRR (108,550 tomans) on Sept 26 intellinews.com criticalthreats.org and holding above 1.08 million on Sept 27 trend.az trend.az. In short, Iranians needed roughly twice as many
27 september 2025
Stunning Satellite Images Expose the Full Impact of U.S. Airstrikes on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan Nuclear Sites — What the Pictures Reveal, Why They Matter, and What Happens Next

Stunning Satellite Images Expose the Full Impact of U.S. Airstrikes on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan Nuclear Sites — What the Pictures Reveal, Why They Matter, and What Happens Next

On 21 June 2025, the U.S. strike package used B-2 launched GBU-57 bunker-busters and sea-launched Tomahawks to damage Natanz and Isfahan and cut external power to Fordow. Maxar Technologies and Planet imagery circulated minutes after President Trump’s confirmation, enabling open-source observers to map bomb craters, scorched roads, and collapsed roofs at Natanz and Isfahan. IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said the sudden loss of external power made it “very likely” the roughly 15,000 Natanz centrifuges were badly damaged or destroyed, based on satellite evidence. Fordow is buried 80–90 meters inside Mount Kuh-e-Daryacheh and was designed to withstand direct air attack, with
22 juni 2025
Starlink Goes Dark-Busting in Iran: How Elon Musk’s Satellite Beams Shattered Tehran’s Internet Blackout and Triggered a Global Free-Speech Showdown

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.” Starlink operates 6,300-plus satellites at roughly 550 km altitude, making Iran unable to sever fiber backhaul or submarine cables to block the service. An estimated 20,000 dishes were already scattered across Iran before the crisis due to underground smuggling networks. Recent direct-to-device tests let ordinary phones send SOS messages through Starlink even without a dish. Iranian state media warned citizens
24 juni 2025
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Oil prices wobble on Iran protests: Brent slips near $63 as Trump weighs options, Hormuz risk back

Oil prices wobble on Iran protests: Brent slips near $63 as Trump weighs options, Hormuz risk back

NEW YORK, Jan 12, 2026, 07:44 EST — Premarket Oil prices slipped on Monday as traders balanced Iran’s efforts to calm tensions after days of unrest against a market flush with supply. By 10:45 GMT, Brent crude futures dropped 31 cents, or 0.5%, to $63.03 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate lost 36 cents, or 0.6%, settling at $58.76. “Lower European equity markets and the absence of fresh supply disruptions are putting moderate pressure on oil prices, after last week’s strong rally,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo. (Reuters) Risk is priced in, but it’s not shouting. Saul Kavonic, MST Marquee’s
12 januari 2026
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