Yaftar is one of the technical contractors involved in internet filtering in Iran. In addition to filtering, it collaborates with the Judiciary of the Islamic Republic and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in areas such as image analysis and facial recognition.
The company claims to be active in the following areas:
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<li>IT consulting services</li>
<li>Software, hardware, and computer network development</li>
<li>Import and export in the IT sector, including hardware, software, and networking</li>
<li>Performing all activities related to computer networks, data and network security, databases, and specialized systems</li>
<li>Buying and selling in the IT field</li>
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One of the clients for these services is the Islamic Republic’s smart filtering system, whose architects and theorists—such as Rasoul Jalili—play a key role in the company Amon Afzar Gostar Sharif. Mostafa Rezvani, the current CEO of Yaftar, was previously the director of Amn Afzar Gostar Sharif.

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