https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/06/22/us-seizes-a-number-of-iranian-news-websites/ > By Isabel Debre | Associated Press > DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — American authorities took down a range of Iran’s state-linked news websites under unclear circumstances on Tuesday, the U.S. and Iran said, a move that appeared to be a far-reaching crackdown on Iranian media amid heightened tensions between the two countries.