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The secret Iran war — suppressed by the regime, behind Internet walls

Nypost · · 837 words · By Lisa Daftari
Iranian Regime Weakness Information Control and Freedom of Speech Western Intervention/Support for Democracy
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Appeal to Pride 60% confidence
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Selective Omission 70% confidence
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“For 55 days and counting, the Islamic Republic of Iran has kept 92 million people offline.”
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Multiple web search results report the specific details of a prolonged internet shutdown in Iran, including the mention of 92 million citizens being cut off from services. This information is consistent across multiple independent web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the supreme law of Iran. It was adopted by referendum on 2 and 3 December 1979, and went into force replacing the Constitution of 1906. It has been …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The state of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has generally been regarded as extremely poor by several international organisations and bodies. The United Nations General Assembly and the H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_Islamic_Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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“The blackout that began on Feb. 28 with the onset of Operation Epic Fury is now the longest nationwide Internet shutdown in recorded history: over 1,296 hours of forced darkness.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate that an internet blackout began around February 28 and is described as the longest nationwide shutdown on record, linking it to US-Israeli strikes. This is reported by multiple independent web sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting milit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the 2025–2026 Iranian protests and the ensuing internet blackout and massacres in Iran, many people across the Iranian diaspora held solidarity rallies worldwide against the Islamic Republic. S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_diaspora_protests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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“Tehran’s own communications minister admits that the shutdown is bleeding the economy of roughly $35 million daily.”
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One web search result specifically states that the internet blackout is estimated to cause losses of at least $35 million per day, which aligns with the claim's figure and source type (communications minister's warning).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 millio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tehran Conference (codenamed Eureka) was a strategy meeting of the Allies of World War II, held between Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill from 28 November to 1 December 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Conference
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tehran Metro (Persian: متروی تهران, romanized: Metro-ye Tehrān) is a rapid transit system serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. It is the largest metro system in the Middle East. The system is owned an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran_Metro
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“NetBlocks puts total losses at nearly $2 billion.”
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The claim cites NetBlocks putting total losses at nearly $2 billion. While the web search results discuss economic losses, none of the provided evidence explicitly mention NetBlocks estimating the total loss at nearly $2 billion. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate this specific figure from NetBlocks.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Status 25 Watt Incandescent Classic Round Golf Ball Tough Lamps with a Edison Screw Cap with a choice of Clear or Opal/Pearl Finishes are ideal for traditional home or business lighting in chandel…
https://phairs.com/products/status-25w-edison-screw-golf-bal…
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“In 1979, the revolution that carried Khomeini from exile in Paris to power in Tehran began with smuggled cassette tapes, bazaar merchants closing their shutters, university students pouring into streets, and ordinary Iranians contesting the Shah’s security apparatus.”
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Multiple sources confirm the 1979 revolution led to the overthrow of the Shah and the establishment of the Islamic Republic. The evidence also supports the narrative of the revolution being fueled by various groups, including the return of Khomeini and general unrest.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini (17 May 1900 – 3 June 1989) was an Iranian political revolutionary and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ruhollah Khomeini's return to Iran on 1 February 1979, after 14 years in exile, was an important event in the Iranian Revolution. It led to the collapse of the provisional government of Shapour Bakhti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruhollah_Khomeini's_return_to_…
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“In June 2009, when the fraudulent reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent millions into the streets under the banner of the Green Revolution, Iranians became the first people in human history to power a political uprising with social media.”
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While multiple sources confirm the 2009 Green Movement protests and the role of social media in the uprising, the claim that Iranians were the *first* people globally to use social media to power a political uprising is a definitive historical claim that is not corroborated by the provided evidence. The evidence is insufficient to confirm the 'first in human history' aspect.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iranian Green Movement (Persian: جنبش سبز ایران, romanized: jonbash sabz iran) or Green Wave of Iran (موج سبز ایران, moj sabz iran), also referred to as the Persian Awakening or Persian Spring by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Green_Movement
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mahmoud Khalil (Arabic: محمود خليل, romanized: Maḥmūd Khalīl; born 1995) is an Algerian-Palestinian activist known for his role as a negotiator and spokesperson in the 2024 Gaza Solidarity Encampment …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Khalil_(activist)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Green Wave is a 2010 documentary film directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi. It covers the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests and human rights violations in Iran. The film premiered at the 2010 Fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Wave
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“A young woman named Neda Agha-Soltan bled out on a Tehran sidewalk that summer and the whole world watched, because a stranger with a phone filmed it.”
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Multiple web search results independently confirm that Neda Agha-Soltan was an Iranian student who was killed during the 2009 protests and that the event was widely reported as being filmed by others.
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web search NEUTRAL — Neda Agha-Soltan (Persian: ندا آقاسلطان; 23 January 1983 - 20 June 2009) was an Iranian student of philosophy, who was participating in the 2009 presidential election protests with her music teacher, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Neda_Agha-Soltan
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web search NEUTRAL — At the height of the protests following Iran's controversial presidential election this summer, a young woman named Neda Agha Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/deathi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Neda Agha-Soltan (Persian: ندا آقاسلطان - Nedā Āghā-Soltān; 23 January 1983 - 20 June 2009) was an Iranian student of philosophy, who was participating in the 2009 presidential election protests with …
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Neda_Agha-Soltan
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“The office of the Supreme Leader posts in eleven languages.”
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The web search results mention the Supreme Leader's office posting content, but none of the provided evidence specify the exact number of languages (eleven) in which the office posts. Therefore, the claim cannot be corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran.Ali Hosseini Khamenei[e] (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 unt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei
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web search NEUTRAL — Many Iranians have known no other Supreme leader. Ali Khamenei was born in the city of Mashhad, in north-eastern Iran, in 1939. The second of eight children in a religious family, his father was a mid…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3gdnpjvj4ko
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web search NEUTRAL — (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) (AP). In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addresses the nat…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/top-iran-leader-po…
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“The Foreign Ministry tweets through the blackout.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the search results provided no information regarding the Foreign Ministry's use of Twitter (X) during the blackout.
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“IRGC outlets flood Telegram and X with war propaganda from a country the regime insists has gone dark.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the search results provided no information regarding IRGC outlets posting propaganda on Telegram and X.
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