Iran is set to use Turkish internet connections following an agreement between ministers, Mehr News Agency reported on April 30.
Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Mehmet Cahit Turhan met with Iran’s Information and Communication Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi following calls from Iran for a boosting of its connectivity in the region and the thwarting of attempts by the US to disconnect the country from internet access bandwidth.
“Today, our talks were mostly focused on an agreement signed earlier by Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkey on the expansion of ICT ties. We made headway on how to implement the agreement,” Jahromi said.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of his meeting, the Iranian minister said that establishing a direct internet connection with a neighbouring country, namely with Turkey, would be helpful in neutralising threats to Iran's internet network.
He said that unilateral sanctions imposed on Tehran by the US would not affect internet links between Iran and Turkey.
During previous rounds of sanctions on Iran, the US used its weight to force regional internet providers to not cooperate with Iran. That resulted in a loss of internet connectivity and a general reduction of internet connection speeds in 2014.
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