Economy of Iran

One of Iran’s state-run TV channels was reportedly hacked on Saturday to briefly display a message against Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with a graphic of the Ayatollah in crosshairs, according to multiple news outlets. The message displayed in Farsi read, “the blood of our youths is on your hands,” according to an English language translation by Al Arabiya.The roughly 10-second takeover of the airwaves was in support of the current uprising in Iran for the rights of women, which started after 22-year-old Kurdish…

A pair of Starlink satellites shoots across the sky in March of 2020. The satellites are seen as steaks because of the exposure.Photo: Alan Dyer (AP)SpaceX chief Elon Musk said he was activating his company’s Starlink internet service in Iran, which cut off web access to its more than 80 million citizens this week, after the U.S. Treasury Department eased sanctionsto help support the free flow of information in the country. In recent days, the Iranian government has carried out a swift and violent crackdown on the…

SpaceX founder Elon Musk during a T-Mobile and SpaceX joint event on August 25, 2022 in Boca Chica Beach, Texas. Photo: Michael Gonzalez (Getty Images)Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider Starlink will try to offer its service to people in Iran, provided U.S. sanctions against the country can be waived, according to the billionaire. Musk declare his intentions to enter the marketin response to a tweet from someone who said they were in Iran on Monday and wanted to know if Starlink would ever be available in the…

Photo: Mc_Cloud (Shutterstock)The latest crypto bro on the block happens to be the country of Iran. Reports from the Tasnim news agency Tuesday said that, according to the country’s head of its Trade Promotion Organization Alireza Peyman-Pak, the country made its first official import order using crypto worth $10 million. Further, the official said they will be making widespread use of “cryptocurrencies and smart contracts” for foreign trade with “target countries” by the end of September.It’s likely the largest…