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The crypto-community of Iran has shared its opposition to the reinstated seasonal limit on cryptocurrency mining. Despite being aware of the potential of cryptocurrencies as a way to avoid international sanctions, the government is once again limiting crypto-mining operations to reduce the burden on the nations power supply.

According to reports, 118 government-approved mining firms in Iran no longer have access to electricity due to seasonal increases in demand. This decision was made by Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, a spokesman for Irans power sector.

After having to deal with many power disruptions last year, the Iran Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Company (Tavanir) has ordered cryptocurrency miners to halt operations once more until the end of this summer. The utility company is blaming projected electricity constraints for the anticipated three months of hot weather when demand would rise due to rising cooling consumption.

According to Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, this step will lower excessive demand on the national grid during the peak season. The move has been criticized by stakeholders, however, who believe it is unjustified and will harm Irans cryptocurrency mining industry.

The sustained use of power for mining, both legal and illicit, was largely blamed for the power shortage and frequent blackouts. To help with the energy shortages in the chilly winter months, when demand for energy increases for heating purposes, they were once more instructed to unplug their equipment after being permitted to restart operations for a while.

According to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finances Bitcoin Mining Map, Irans share of the worlds hashrate dropped to just 0.12% as a result of shutdowns last year. This effectively drove Iran out of the cryptocurrency mining business. Similar events have now prompted various responses from the outside world as well as warnings that Iran is falling behind its rivals.

Before the prohibitions, cryptocurrency mining in Iran was growing. In May 2021, blockchain analytics company Elliptic calculated that 4.5% of all Bitcoin mining occurred in the nation. According to the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, that percentage dropped to 0.12% in January.

Since legal mining operations only make up a minor portion of the networks load, some Iranians think that eliminating crypto-miners from the picture would have minimal impact on the power supply. The effectiveness of the prohibition on allowed mining is not yet obvious, according to the report.

Iran isnt alone in facing these issues, however. Between July and August 2021, China registered its lowest crypto hashrate ever as a result of the countrys most severe crackdown on crypto-mining. The crypto hashrate quantifies the computational power utilized by proof-of-work cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

However, it seems as though the sector has quickly recovered since. In China, underground mining has taken root. Only time will tell whether the same happens in Iran.

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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): Twitter in India banned official accounts of Pakistan Embassies in UN, Turkey, Iran and Egypt. Earlier, Twitter also withheld the account of the national public broadcaster in Pakistan Radio Pakistan.

Twitter blocks the account of Pakistani Embassy in UN.

Account of Pakistani Embassy in Turkey is also withheld by Twitter in India.

Moreover, Twitter in India also blocked account of Pakistani Embassy in Iran and Egypt.

Twitter in India, earlier also blocked the account of Pakistani national radio broadcaster Radio Pakistan.

After Twitter in India withheld these official accounts the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Twitter to restore these accounts with immediate access.

This development comes at a time when the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting earlier blocked 16 YouTube news channels including 6 Pakistan-based channels for spreading disinformation related to Indias national security, foreign relations, and public order.

According to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, YouTube channels were spreading false, unverified information to create panic, incite communal disharmony, and disturb public order in India.

The blocked social media accounts include six Pakistan-based and 10 India-based YouTube news channels, having a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore.

None of the digital news publishers had furnished information to the Ministry as required under rule 18 of the IT Rules, 2021, the government said.

YouTube channels based in Pakistan were found to have been used in a coordinated manner to post fake news about India on various subjects such as the Indian Army, Jammu, and Kashmir, and Indias foreign relations in the light of the situation in Ukraine among others, it said.

The content of these channels was observed to be completely false, and sensitive from the perspective of national security, sovereignty, and integrity of India, and Indias friendly relations with foreign States.

Moreover, India has earlier called out Pakistan for propagating fake news through social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

Pakistan is frequently lambasted by the global community due to its violation of human rights. The country also has unstable politics which is gripped by constant protests and demonstrations. And yet, as per the reports by digital forensics, Pakistan carries on with its propaganda to diminish India at world stage.

Apart from the government accounts in Pakistan, in a report by Digital Forensics, Research, and Analytics Center (DFRAC), it was revealed that many fake accounts created by Pakistanis are hiding behind the screens and running hashtags with an agenda to target Indias prestigious institutions.

These Pakistani accounts blatantly spread disinformation. The crucial thing to note here is that some of these accounts were created for the sole purpose of defaming India. After pushing the agenda they changed their username.

All behind the screen who were fuelling this agenda campaign seemed to be copying each others content to escalate the fake narrative. (ANI)

This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

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Erbil, Iraq, 27 June 2022 UNDP Iraq and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the Office of the National Security Advisory, and with participation from the Ministry of Migration and Displacement (MOMD) and other relevant government agencies, have brought together over 45 community and tribal leaders as well as local authorities from Ninewa Governorate in a workshop aimed at fostering understanding and community readiness among local leaders to facilitate the return and reintegration of displaced Iraqis back into their communities.

UNDP and IOM are working with the Government of Iraq to support the return and reintegration of displaced Iraqi families with perceived affiliation to ISIL, including those returning from Syria, in line with the governments efforts to end protracted displacement through proactive measures to facilitate access to durable solutions.

The workshop included participants from the areas of Baaj, Ayadia, Makhmour, Mosul, Al Qiarah and Telafar in Ninewa, and discussed the details of the return process, challenges facing families who will return, the role of community leaders and local government in facilitating the reintegration of families, and the work which UNDP and IOM are undertaking to facilitate return and reintegration. The workshop produced a unanimous consensus to enhance community acceptance of returning families.

UNDP Iraq Resident Representative Ms. Zena Ali-Ahmad emphasizes, UNDP is committed to working with the Iraqi Government and IOM to ensure communities are well informed and ready to accept the return of displaced families back to their communities of origin. Our sustainable approach to community readiness includes discussions with local and national authorities surrounding livelihood opportunities, mental health services, and housing options for both returning families and community members.

According to Mr. Giorgi Gigauri, IOMs Chief of Mission in Iraq, IOMs whole-of-society approach to identifying and facilitating durable solutions for displaced Iraqis demands that the needs, concerns and awareness of all those affected are taken into account this is a crucial component of joint efforts by IOM, UNDP and the Government of Iraq to resolve the cases of individuals facing complex barriers to return and reintegration. The good faith and commitment to social cohesion shown during this workshop are a hopeful indication of increased opportunities for concerted action moving forward.

Dr. Saeed Al-Jiashi, Advisor, National Security Advisory, states, This meeting is very important in clarifying accurate information to the community about returning families and the stages of rehabilitation, including defining the timetable for returns. We have addressed issues by presenting facts and listening to tribal leaders, heads of administrative and security units, and local peace committees.

In 2020, UNDP Iraq launched a dedicated five-year Social Cohesion Programme to promote stronger, peaceful, and more cohesive communities in all areas of Iraq. The Community-based Reconciliation and Reintegration Project supports the community readiness, return, and reintegration of families perceived to be affiliated with ISIL, who are often among the most marginalized and vulnerable, as well as supporting host families in areas of return.

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Miriam Pineau, Communication Analyst | miriam.pineau@undp.org |+964 790 110 1982IOM Iraqs Public Information Unit | iraqpublicinfo@iom.int

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A legislator from the Iraqi Fatah (Conquest) political alliance says the countrys anti-terror resistance groups will soon deliver a shocking response to the ongoing Turkish military offensives in the countrys semi-autonomousKurdistan region as they constitute a flagrant violation of Baghdads sovereignty.

Alial-Fatlawitold Iraqs Arabic-language al-Maalomah news agency that the Coordination Framework along with Popular Mobilization Units better known as Hashad al-Shaabi will give a crushing response to Turkey within the next few days.

He said the Iraqi government always stands idly by in the face of attacks and violations carried out against Iraq.

Fatlawiwent on to say that Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Mohamed al-Halbousitakes his personal interests into consideration during foreign meetings, as he refused to demand an immediate end to Turkeys repeated violations of the Iraqi sovereignty and security when he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently.

The Iraqi lawmaker highlighted that Halbousi deliberately made no reference to Turkish attacks on Iraqi territories during last Thursday's special parliamentary session.

Turkey launched a newcross-border incursion into Iraq, codenamedOperation Claw-Lock, in April. The air-and-ground military attacks target suspected PKK positions in the Zab, Basiyan, Avasheen, and Korajiwar districts in the Kurdistan region.

The Iraqi government summoned the Turkish ambassador,Ali Riza Guney,shortly afterwards and handed him a "strongly worded" protest note over the offensive, and called the operation a blatant violation of its sovereignty.

On the other hand, Ankara summoned the Iraqi charge d'affaires and informed him those military operations will continue if Baghdad doesn't take action against PKK members.

Militants of the PKK designated as a terrorist group by Turkey, the United States and European Union regularly clash with Turkish forces in the Kurdish-dominated southeast of Turkey attached to northern Iraq.

A shaky ceasefire between the PKK and the Turkish government collapsed in July 2015. Attacks on Turkish security forces have soared ever since.

More than 40,000 people have been killed during the three-decade conflict between Turkey and the autonomy-seeking militant group.

Earlier this month, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned in the strongest terms a Turkish drone strike in the Kurdistan region that killed several people, pledging that appropriate measures will be taken after an investigation into the deadly attack is completed.

The ministry said in a statement on June 17 that such actions represent violation of Iraq's sovereignty and a threat to the security of ordinary people, several of whom lost their lives and sustained injuries as a result of the attack.

This attack undermines the security of Iraq and stability of its people, and requires a unified stance to be confronted, the statement added.

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry went on to pledge necessary steps after completion of a thorough investigation into the attack.

A Turkish drone struck a security base belonging to theProtection Force of Ezidxan, which is aligned with theso-called Kurdistan Communities Union and backed by the PKKmilitant group, in the Snune sub-district of Sinjar in the Iraqi Kurdistan region on June 15.

According to the Kurdish-language Kurdistan 24 television news network, the attack by Turkish drone left at least six people dead and injured several others. However, some other media outlets put the death toll at four.

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