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Citing privacy concerns, an Iranian court banned the website Instagram. The site follows Facebook, Twitter and YouTube onto the blacklist as Iran cracks down on methods used by the country's youth to communicate and voice dissent.

Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday said it had acquired missiles with multiple warheads, the latest armaments advance to be claimed by the Islamic Republic. "These missiles are able to hit and destroy enemy targets with precision, and they meet a variety of the armed forces' needs," Iran's Defense Minister said. "The weapons have strengthened Iran's deterrence power and military might."