Traffic operating normally, internet remains restricted in Tehran

Traffic has been operating normally, but internet access remains restricted in Tehran, Iran, a correspondent for China Media Group (CMG) reported on Saturday.

As of around 16:30 local time, residents were still facing internet restrictions, the correspondent said, speaking via satellite.

During the outage, local residents were able to browse some pages of Iran’s mainstream news media and certain Iranian video websites, while food delivery and ride-hailing apps continued to function normally.

On Saturday, the first working day of the week in Iran, traffic in Tehran was normal, and supermarkets were well stocked with food and other basic daily necessities, the correspondent said.

Regarding the current situation, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday that the recent unrest activities in Iran were in fact a conspiracy by the United States and that Iran "will not back down" in the face of "saboteurs".

The Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani said on Jan 2 that Iran distinguishes between protesting business owners and those engaged in vandalism and destructive acts.

Furthermore, the Iranian military issued a statement on Saturday local time, stating that in addition to closely monitoring all movements of the enemy in the region, the military will do its utmost to safeguard Iran's national interests and protect strategic assets and public facilities across the country, in order to counter the enemy's conspiratorial activities.

Traffic operating normally, internet remains restricted in Tehran

Traffic operating normally, internet remains restricted in Tehran

Traffic operating normally, internet remains restricted in Tehran

Traffic operating normally, internet remains restricted in Tehran

Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.

"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.

He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.

"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.

"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.

Nicaraguan FM warns of militarism revival