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NetBlocks said Iran’s internet blackout lasted 48 days and caused about $1.8 billion in economic losses.
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NetBlocks said Iran’s internet blackout lasted 48 days and caused about $1.8 billion in economic losses.
Iran blackout cripples freelancer, small business incomes
Freelancers and small business owners say their incomes have collapsed and daily operations have halted during Iran’s prolonged internet shutdown, which NetBlocks said has caused $1.8 billion in losses over 48 days.
Iran halts petrochemical exports to supply domestic market
Iran has halted exports of all petrochemical products until further notice to prevent shortages of raw materials and stabilize the domestic market, state-linked media reported.
Hope and anger in Iran as fragile ceasefire persists
Iran Sanctions
US sanctions oil network tied to Iranian tycoon Shamkhani
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a network of companies, ships and individuals tied to Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, an Iranian oil trader whose business empire has become a major conduit for Iran’s sanctioned petroleum exports.
Energy War
Hardliners push Hormuz ‘red line’ as US blockade tests Iran’s leverage
Hardline voices in Tehran are escalating rhetoric around the Strait of Hormuz, calling for transit fees on ships even as a US blockade challenges Iran’s control over the strategic waterway.
US blockade enters murky phase as tankers spoof signals and buyers hesitate
The US naval blockade of Iran is entering an opaque phase, with early signs of impact emerging through both buyer hesitation and deceptive shipping practices, rather than direct naval confrontations.
INSIGHT
Ideology may be fading in Iran, but not in Kashmir's ‘Mini Iran'
Fundraising drives across Indian-administered Kashmir have collected nearly $2 million for Iran following the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, highlighting the depth of religious and ideological ties between the region’s Shia community and the Islamic Republic.
Trump says no deal if Iran pursues a nuclear weapon, conflict may end soon
US President Donald Trump said there would be “no deal” with Iran if it continues to pursue a nuclear weapon and said the conflict could end “fairly soon,” in an interview aired on Wednesday on Fox Business.
Iran used Chinese spy satellite to guide strikes during war - FT
Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite that gave it a new ability to monitor US military bases across the Middle East during the recent war, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing leaked Iranian military documents.
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Iran-US ceasefire nudges sidelined Arab states toward Israel, expert says
Arab states hit hardest by Iran’s strikes may be emerging from the US-Iran ceasefire feeling sidelined, a shift that could push them closer to Israel as they rethink who can truly guarantee their security, Middle East scholar Dalia Ziada told Eye for Iran.
Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, NGOs say
Authorities in Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest annual number since 1989, two rights groups said, warning Tehran could use capital punishment even more widely after protests in January and the war with Israel and the United States.
