MohammadReza Azali
Startup Community Builder, Co-Founder & CEO at TechRasa. Email: Mohammadreza[at]TechRasa.com
Yesterday Telegram’s voice call feature got blocked by the Iranian court order. It’s not yet known why this order has been issued.
Telegram finally activated its voice call feature in Iran. This feature might put an end to Telegram or keep it as the dominant messaging app in the country.
Nearly 8 years ago Twitter and Facebook got banned by the Iran’s government. But things have changed and now there is official news that Rouhani’s government is trying to remove the ban on Twitter.
Rumors about foreign messaging apps entering Iran’s market is receiving more attention on Iranian news outlets. This time it was Wispi’s turn to make the headlines.
ZTE Pleaded Guilty and Agreed to Pay up to $1.2B in Fines for Trading With Iran
With the lifting of the sanctions, we have witnessed hundreds of millions of Euros of foreign direct investment injected in Iran's startups.
Sarava the Iranian VC has raised $200M of foreign investments so far. Sarava is one of the pioneer VCs in Iran and has more than 30 companies in its portfolio.
Cafe bazaar, an Iran-based Android application marketplace for Persian speakers attends the MWC to introduce Iran’s local mobile ecosystem.
ZTE has been granted a reprieve from the U.S. to continue work with Iran. This is the shortest reprieve granted by U.S. to ZTE.
ZTE expects to pay hefty penalties from its settlement with the United States over trade with Iran.
