Twitter is technically banned in Iran — but #IranTalks and #GenevaTalks were trending in the hours after yesterday’s historic nuclear deal.
A reported 2 million Iranians have Facebook and Twitter pages, using VPNs to bypass the ban. Farsi speakers also used the hashtag #??? (Geneva) and #???? (Zarif, for Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.)
“This is how we spent last night.”
Adel Abbasi Azad@AdelAbbasiAzadFollow
12:08 AM - 24 Nov 13
Many expressed their excitement.
Negar Mortazavi@NegarMortazaviFollow
Iranians are psyched! People were up waiting across the world and are now taking to social media to express their happiness. #IranTalks
9:14 PM - 23 Nov 13
Bahman Kalbasi@BahmanKalbasiFollow
This is a historic moment 4 #Iran and the West. Social media is exploding. Millions in #Iran still up at 5 am watching #BBCPersian.#Geneva
9:03 PM - 23 Nov 13
Negar Mortazavi@NegarMortazaviFollowI'M IN TEARS.... Is the message I'm getting from young Iranians across the world, from Tokyo to Tehran to Geneva to Seattle.#IranTalks
9:40 PM - 23 Nov 13
Few western journalists are allowed in Iran, making Twitter a pivotal aggregator of street views for the English-speaking public.
Thomas Erdbrink@ThomasErdbrinkFollowEverywhere I go in Tehran people asking me for details on the nuclear deal, many are happy, some skeptical, but all agree this is new phase.
6:29 AM - 24 Nov 13
Golnaz Esfandiari@GEsfandiariFollowWoman in Tehran tells me she's crying from joy over nuclear deal.#Iran #Irantalks
9:14 PM - 23 Nov 13
Thomas Erdbrink@ThomasErdbrinkFollowGiti, a teacher, told me she expected the prices of cars to come down and she would finally be able to buy a car.
6:43 AM - 24 Nov 13
Sidewalk Lyrics@pedestrianFollow"Its been so hard" my mother's voice breaks down as we talk. "the past 8 years r a dark dream & we r slowly but surely waking up" #iran
2:45 PM - 24 Nov 13
Thomas Erdbrink@ThomasErdbrinkFollow"Wow," said Reza, taxi driver. "Our foreign minister @Jzarif is a hero, he is the Mossadegh [legendary Iranian prime minister] of our time."
6:33 AM - 24 Nov 13
Ali Nazifpour@NazifpourFollowIranians are giving out candies in their workplaces to celebrate reaching an agreement on #IranTalks.
2:17 AM - 24 Nov 13
Negar Mortazavi@NegarMortazaviFollowIran user shares this song: "Beat the drums of happiness, victory, pride, put the flag at home..." https://t.co/62PSXkvkEA #IranTalks
10:25 PM - 23 Nov 13
Sidewalk Lyrics@pedestrianFollowNo, not every1 in #iran was awake following #irantalks. Just called my dad, woke him up & told him. His voice broke, ran 2 turn on the TV.
9:53 PM - 23 Nov 13
Mohammad Ali Shabani@mashabaniFollowMany happy in Tehran. However, some unhappy. Cab driver told me happy all sanctions gone, less happy when told sanctions still in place.
6:39 AM - 24 Nov 13
Others online trolled Iranian Foreign Minister Javed Zarif to make their voices heard.
Negar Mortazavi@NegarMortazaviFollow"Viva Peace Viva Ambassador of Peace" written on tweet by #IranFM @JZarif is circulating in social media. #IranTalks
12:30 AM - 24 Nov 13
Bahman Kalbasi@BahmanKalbasiFollow#Iran FM's Facebook page is full of people praising him. Over a 100,000 likes for his last status announcing the deal!
5:54 AM - 24 Nov 13
Negar Mortazavi@NegarMortazaviFollowNew poster circulating in Iran social media: Here is My Vote.#IranTalks #GenevaTalks
12:28 AM - 24 Nov 13
Meanwhile, Iranian media coverage was also a topic of conversation.
Saeed Kamali Dehghan@SaeedKDFollowZarif-Kerry historic picture dominates Tehran Monday front pages. Front page of the reformist @SharghDaily:
6:34 PM - 24 Nov 13
Hadi Nili@HadiNiliFollow#Iran hardline #Kayhan: "US was not trustworthy; Geneva deal failed in 1 hour"; referring 2 enrichment via @onlymehdi
3:33 PM - 24 Nov 13
Negar Mortazavi@NegarMortazaviFollow"The Sun of Agreement Shines Over Tehran" Iran reformist newspaper Etemad special edition for Sunday. #IranTalks
2:41 AM - 24 Nov 13
When Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif returned to Tehran from Geneva on Sunday, Iranians gathered en masse to cheer — and document — his return.
mehdi mahmoudi@mehdimahmudiFollowHundreds of #Iranians in Tehran airport greeted their new national hero @Jzarif who has done an imposible mision
1:53 PM - 24 Nov 13
Golnaz Esfandiari@GEsfandiariFollowWoman with green wristband (symbol of opposition movement) welcomed #Iran FM at airport via @Yosra_Bakhakh
2:37 PM - 24 Nov 13
Ali Hamedani@BBCHamedaniFollowIRIB is covering Zarif's arrival in Tehran with a montage of anti American pictures. Subtitle is down with America in Persian and English.
12:48 PM - 24 Nov 13
Amid the impassioned reactions, Iranians also shared their sentiments via satire.
Saeed Kamali Dehghan@SaeedKDFollowCartoon: Facebook users are sharing this funny photoshop work on Netanyahu's infamous bomb at UN:
10:32 PM - 23 Nov 13
Holly Dagres@PoliticallyAffFollowWhy didn't the #Iranian delegation put a clause about how to pronounce #Iran and #Iranian? -- I'm tired of hearing EYE-ran and EYE-raynian
11:03 AM - 24 Nov 13
Sidewalk Lyrics@pedestrianFollowWife of imprisoned #tajzadeh: say, now that u can come 2 agreement with the US, can u please turn the heaters on in #Evin prison?#irantalks
1:01 AM - 24 Nov 13
Thomas Erdbrink@ThomasErdbrinkFollowIrony: the Tehran fire department pulls up because a car in my building caught fire: "too late for spare parts sanction relief," man says.
7:18 AM - 24 Nov 13
The irony was also not lost that in Iran, Twitter diplomacy can still only go so far.
Shervin Pishevar@shervinFollowIt is now time for Iran to open up Twitter and Facebook completely for its people.
2:50 AM - 24 Nov 13
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