The VPN Epidemic in Iran: A Digital Plague Amid Global Isolation

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 Internet filtering and the widespread use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have become one of Iran’s most significant challenges, especially since the administration of the late President Ebrahim Raisi, when these practices expanded and grew more complex. With the inauguration of a new government following the July 2024 election of President Masoud Pezeshkian, one of the most pressing questions among the public is whether the administration has both the will and the ability to end the nation’s reliance on VPNs.  

Hezbollahs strategy against Israel since October 2023

[ © Manara Magazine ]

 Following the last war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006 that left 1,100 Lebanese and 160 Israelis dead, and thousands more injured, the border between Israel and Lebanon remained relatively calm for around 17 years. However, since the Gaza war started in October 2023, Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged fire along the border on a nearly daily basis, with clashes concentrated on southern Lebanon and more recently the Bekaa region on the one hand, and northern Israel and the Golan Heights on the other hand.  

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