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[00:21:59] Water and the suffering of Iranians
[00:22:03] when the Tehran
[00:22:05] metro in Topkhaneh is destroyed, we
[00:22:09] disrupted the physical environment.
[00:22:10] We
[00:22:13] have other cries like us. They are also
[00:22:17] unemployed. Hamouns have suffered the same fate
[00:22:20] as other Talibs. It's salty water now, because
[00:22:24] of the water shortage. The salty water and
[00:22:27] the salt marsh no longer exist.
[00:22:31] The lake was fine. Karun was not
[00:22:34] like this. Karun, a mother
[00:22:38] who has suffered and grieved, has benefited Iran, but Iran
[00:22:42] has forgotten her. It's a shame that such beauty
[00:22:45] is disappearing.
[00:22:52] Water season with Kaveh Madani on Aparat.
[00:23:11] In recent times, there has been a lot of talk in Iran about Starlink. Some people are talking about
[00:23:15] the possibility of mobile phones connecting to Starlink satellite internet, especially
[00:23:18] in the southern regions of Iran. Government officials have also
[00:23:21] made contradictory statements about cutting off Starlink
[00:23:25] for users in Iran. So what's going on? Some
[00:23:29] Iranian users have written on social media that some people in
[00:23:32] the southern and southeastern regions of Iran have seen the option to connect to satellite
[00:23:36] internet on their phones. Some media outlets have even
[00:23:40] reported this. According to local sources, in some
[00:23:43] parts of Iran, especially border cities, the Starlink
[00:23:47] satellite internet option has been activated
[00:23:50] on mobile phones, although the connection
[00:23:53] is not established. But is this really new news? We said before
[00:23:57] here in Click that although this technology of direct communication
[00:24:00] with satellites is very exciting, especially for those whose internet
[00:24:04] is constantly being cut off, we are still at the beginning
[00:24:07] of this technology and it has many limitations. The number
[00:24:10] of users that it can cover at the moment might be
[00:24:14] very, very limited. It is possible that a very
[00:24:17] limited number of people might gain access to this technology. But
[00:24:21] again, the key point is that we should not have the idea that from
[00:24:25] tomorrow, everyone in Iran will be directly connected to the
[00:24:28] internet through their phones. If this technology comes, another important point
[00:24:32] is that people should not fall victim to these scams.
[00:24:35] That is, suddenly messages will appear in these Telegram groups saying
[00:24:39] that if you install such and such an application on your phone, you can immediately connect directly to satellite
[00:24:43] internet and also have very good bandwidth. Unfortunately, many
[00:24:46] people might fall for such messages.
[00:24:50] They will install the application, and then either their wallet will be
[00:24:53] emptied, or their bank accounts will be
[00:24:56] misused and they will suffer harm. And this is a very important point that our dear
[00:25:00] compatriots should pay attention to. Now, these are
[00:25:03] rumors, or perhaps it's better to say for now, dreams about
[00:25:06] phone connection to satellite internet in Iran. But what do government officials
[00:25:10] say? The Deputy Minister of Communications said in a meeting
[00:25:13] that with Starlink, the government's hand in governing cyberspace,
[00:25:17] including filtering and outages, is gone.
[00:25:27] Those who care say that this phenomenon is the last nail
[00:25:31] in the coffin of the Islamic Republic's governance. There will be nothing
[00:25:34] left after that. Then, the Secretary of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace replied
[00:25:38] that no, we were able to disable Starlink terminals in Iran. Iran
[00:25:42] practically Iran was practically the first
[00:25:45] country that was able to manage
[00:25:48] all Starlink terminals.
[00:25:52] Those times when we did one of the
[00:25:55] things... But what really happened? It is estimated that at
[00:25:59] least 50,000 Starlink terminals are in Iran.
[00:26:03] There is no evidence that the Iranian government has been able to disable a significant
[00:26:06] number of these, but there are reports of surveillance of owners of these
[00:26:10] devices and the arrest of some of these individuals. But regarding them,
[00:26:13] experts said that they probably did not observe security points well.
[00:26:17] The government has also made a lot of efforts to actually cut this off,
[00:26:21] but it has not been successful.
[00:26:24] Now, they have tried to do this by disrupting GPS signals and similar
[00:26:28] actions. To some extent, they have been able to create
[00:26:31] disruptions, but they have never successfully been able to prevent
[00:26:35] these Starlink terminals from working due to their special
[00:26:38] technology, which can provide a bandwidth of around 100 to
[00:26:42] over 100 megabits per second to users inside
[00:26:45] Iran. And those who have access to this technology must
[00:26:49] consider security points so that, God forbid, no problem arises
[00:26:52] for them. For example, to ensure the concealment of identity
[00:26:56] and address when using Starlink, since this device is smuggled
[00:26:59] and illegal, it is important to obtain it from reliable
[00:27:03] sources. Turn off the Starlink terminal when you don't need it.
[00:27:06] Absolutely do not use Starlink internet to enter apps and websites
[00:27:10] inside Iran, because they can detect that you have Starlink internet
[00:27:14] and track you. Do not use the Wi-Fi of the Starlink
[00:27:17] device itself. Connect a regular router to Starlink with a cable
[00:27:21] and get your Wi-Fi from that. But beyond these police
[00:27:24] crackdowns, the Iranian government has been pursuing
[00:27:27] Starlink satellite internet in Iran in international
[00:27:31] forums ever since it started expanding three years ago,
[00:27:34] including by complaining to the International Telecommunication
[00:27:38] Union. Following that, the board of directors of this intergovernmental
[00:27:42] body asked Starlink to disable unauthorized terminals in Iran.
[00:27:45] Recently, the Iranian government also protested to Norway about
[00:27:48] why this request has not been implemented. Now, why Norway? Because
[00:27:52] Starlink has officially registered part of its telecommunications
[00:27:55] infrastructure through Norway, and the rest through the United States,
[00:27:59] which recently had a 40-day war with Iran, and currently tensions between Iran
[00:28:03] and the US are high. Of course, civil groups and activists for freedom of
[00:28:06] internet access have protested this decision by the International
[00:28:10] Telecommunication Union, saying that governments alone should not
[00:28:13] have the right to comment on this. It seems the story of Iranians with Starlink will continue for a long time.
[00:30:28] Hello, welcome to this short news segment from BBC Persian Television.
[00:30:31] I am Baran Abbasi. In the victory
[00:30:34] of Democrats in the US Congressional elections, leaders of
[00:30:38] this party say: ending the war with Iran will be one of the main
[00:30:41] priorities of the next term of the House of Representatives and Senate.
[00:30:45] Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries promised that Congress
[00:30:48] will no longer be completely subservient to Donald Trump.
[00:30:52] Yesterday, J.D. Vance, the US Vice President, said: the reason
[00:30:55] for the Republicans' defeat in the midterm elections was the war with Iran.
[00:30:59] On the other hand, in Iran, some officials from the election results.