· September, 2015

Stories about Iran from September, 2015

The Arrest of Arash Zad, Iran's Start-Up Kid

Advox  23 September 2015

A popular technology blogger and pioneer of Iran's start-up scene is quietly arrested at Tehran's international airport. A strange turn of events for someone not involved in an dissident activity.

Could Using a Cell Phone in Iran Put You in Business with “Terrorists”?

  11 September 2015

Could using a cell phone in Iran entangle you with ”terrorists”? This might be the case if Iran's Revolutionary Guards who control the country's telecommunications monopoly are designated as “terrorists”. This is a possibility being discussed as U.S. politicians and lawmakers consider how stringently to impose economic sanctions on Iran once the sanctions related to the...