TEHRAN, Iran: Telegram, the most popular social media app in Iran, will be blocked nationwide, state media reported Sunday.
The semi-official Fars news agency quoted Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi, the telecommunications minister, as saying the app used by an estimated 40 million Iranians – half the population – would be blocked starting 10am April 9.
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