The social media platform redesigned the emoji to a version of the flag popular with opposition groups as anti-government ...

Nikita Bier, head of product X, responded to a user’s request to update the emoticon on Friday, with “Give me a few hours” before the update went into effect early on Saturday.

The move has stirred debate among social media users, with some questioning whether an ’independent’ platform should be ...

The lion and sun flag was the official flag of Iran before the overthrowing of the Shah in 1979.

Sun” flag has recently re-emerged across Iran as a symbol of protest, as Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the ...

Dramatic scenes in London as protester reportedly scales Iran's embassy, tears down regime flag and replaces it with pre-1979 ...

A protester briefly replaced the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran on its London embassy with a former flag, flown before 1979, during a demonstration Saturday, witnesses told AFP. A video posted ...

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