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Today, we took the first step towards lifting internet restrictions with unity and collaboration. I extend my gratitude to the President, media, and activists for their efforts. We need this solidarity more than ever. This path continues."
Sattar Hashemi, Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology, later took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the development, stating The restrictions have achieved nothing but anger and added costs to people's lives,
presidential adviser Ali Rabiei said on X Tuesday The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was removed by unanimous vote of the members of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace,
the official IRNA news agency said President Masoud Pezeshkian believes in removing restrictions and does not consider the bans to be in the interest of the people and the country. All experts also believe that this issue is not beneficial to the country's security,
Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday A positive majority vote has been reached to lift limitations on access to some popular foreign platforms such as WhatsApp and Google Play,
Iran’s official IRNA news agency said on Tuesday, referring to a meeting on the matter headed by President Masoud Pezeshkian Today the first step in removing internet limitations … has been taken,
IRNA quoted Minister of Information and Communications Technology Sattar Hashemi as saying According to the discussions held, it was decided that this law will not be referred to the government by the parliament for now,
Shahram Dabiri, the vice president in charge of parliamentary affairs, was quoted as saying by the agency