Twitter is officially banned in Iran, and yet Iranians still chose it as their main platform for expressing elation over the news of a framework nuclear agreement. Why? Because they’re ready to be heard by the West, so they risk using proxy servers, or what some call “anti filters,” to get their message across.
Iranian families anxiously waiting for the result of Iran nuclear talks: pic.twitter.com/Yv0YU0aUCe via @farentaghizadeh #Lausanne
— Saeed Kamali Dehghan (@SaeedKD) April 2, 2015Some Tehran residents flooded the city’s center or celebrated in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while others enjoyed the news from their living rooms. Thomas Erdbrink of The New York Times reported that Iranians were glued to their TVs Thursday night watching President Obama’s statement. It was a historic moment and the first time since the revolution in 1979 that Iranian state media broadcast an American president live and in full.
Reactions from ordinary Iranians paint a picture of how citizens there feel about the historic agreement.
Friend of mine in #Iran pinching #Obama's cheek out of sheer joy #IranTalks pic.twitter.com/M68J6yKgQt
— Holly Dagres (@hdagres) April 2, 2015Iranians texting and tweeting Congrats to each other, quoting famous song "Winter is over." A national sigh of relief! #IranDeal #Iran
— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) April 2, 2015Hosein from Iran is really happy today! #IranTalksLausanne @JohnKerry pic.twitter.com/Y6yuEb4Kzc
— faren (@farentaghizadeh) April 2, 2015#سلفی با #اوباما pic.twitter.com/Bgftnt2KYE
— Pedraam (@pedi) April 2, 2015In a party. Most people have a glass in one hand and a mobile with an anti filter and Twitter on the other one. #IranTalks
— jadi (@jadi) April 2, 2015Hosein took this selfie from Iran with @BarackObama and said:" obama is with us" #IranTalksLausanne pic.twitter.com/PrcviG4ijL”
— faren (@farentaghizadeh) April 2, 2015Iranians texting and tweeting Congrats to each other, quoting famous song "Winter is over." A national sigh of relief! #IranDeal #Iran
— Farnaz Fassihi (@farnazfassihi) April 2, 2015Iranians celebrate framework nuclear deal #IranDeal #IranTalks pic.twitter.com/EcA4mHgMyY
— Mahdi Fattahi (@mFat) April 2, 2015
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