Iran’s Rouhani criticizes anathema on Telegram messaging app

DUBAI – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized a anathema imposed on renouned messaging app Telegram by a conservative-run judiciary, observant a pierce was “the conflicting of democracy”.

Iran blocked Telegram – widely used by Iranians, a state media, politicians and companies – progressing this week to strengthen inhabitant security, state radio said, weeks after a identical pierce by Russia.

Iran had been deliberation a anathema given Jan when protests over mercantile grievances erupted in some-more than 80 cities and after incited into demonstrations opposite a ecclesiastic and confidence elite.

Some officials pronounced protesters used Telegram to classify rallies, that were eventually contained by a Revolutionary Guards and their dependent proffer Basij militia. The app was temporarily blocked in January.