Tehran praises Telegram, accuses WhatsApp of Israeli espionage

Jun 24, 2025, 15:34 GMT+1

Iran's state broadcaster says WhatsApp will remain blocked in the country because it served "the Zionist enemy.”

Telegram - believed to be the messaging application with most users in Iran - will be unblocked, however, because "it was neutral and stood on the right side," according to the report.

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