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Iran asks its citizens to delete WhatsApp from their devices
Iranian state television urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.
In a statement to the Associated Press,** WhatsApp said it was “concerned these false reports will be an excuse for our services to be blocked at a time when people need them the most.”
WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption, meaning messages are scrambled so that only the sender and recipient can see them. If someone else tries to access these messages all they will see is a distorted message that can't be unscrambled without a key.
“We do not track your precise location, we don’t keep logs of who everyone is messaging and we do not track the personal messages people are sending one another,” the statement added. “We do not provide bulk information to any government”.
WhatsApp is owned by Meta, the US-based parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The app had been one of the most popular messaging apps aside from Instagram and Telegram.
This wouldn't be the first time that Iran has asked people to limit their use of WhatsApp. In 2022, the country banned WhatsApp during mass protests against the government over the death of a woman held by the country's morality police.
Possible to understand unencrypted WhatsApp metadata
Cybersecurity expert Gregory Falco said it’s been demonstrated that it’s possible to understand metadata about WhatsApp that does not get encrypted.
“So you can understand things about how people are using the app and that’s been a consistent issue where people have not been interested in engaging with WhatsApp for that (reason),” he said.
Another issue is data sovereignty, Falco added, where data centres hosting WhatsApp data from a certain country are not necessarily located in that country. It’s more than feasible, for instance, that WhatsApp’s data from Iran is not hosted in Iran.
“Countries need to house their data in-country and process the data in-country with their own algorithms. Because it’s really hard increasingly to trust the global network of data infrastructure,” he said.
The Swaddling Band of God: A Message from Job 38:9
“When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it.”
— Job 38:9 (KJV)
🕊️ Introduction
Have you ever watched a mother wrap her newborn in a soft cloth—carefully, gently, lovingly—protecting the child, holding it close, calming its cries?
Now imagine the sea, wild and untamed, bursting forth in power.
And then—imagine God wrapping that sea.
Not with ropes.
Not with chains.
But with clouds for its clothing...
and thick darkness as a swaddling band.
In Job 38:9, God speaks—not just to Job, but to all of us—about creation, control, and care. This verse is more than poetry. It's divine perspective wrapped in imagery we can all understand.
Let us unravel it together.
🌊 The Sea, Born Like a Child
In this part of the book of Job, God is finally responding after Job has poured out his pain, confusion, and questions. But instead of giving Job answers, God asks questions:
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?” (Job 38:4)
And then He paints a picture:
The sea is born like a baby.
God is the midwife.
The clouds become its clothing.
And the darkness, its swaddling band.
What is a swaddling band?
It's a strip of cloth used to wrap infants, especially in ancient times. It keeps them warm, secure, and still. It calms them, teaches them boundaries, and protects their fragile frame.
In ancient Israel, and especially in biblical symbolism, swaddling wasn’t just about baby care—it was a sign of belonging, identity, and order.
And God is saying:
>Even the mighty, restless sea was wrapped up and calmed by Me.
🖋️ A Poetic Reflection
When oceans roared their infant cry,
And thunder rolled across the sky,
The Lord above bent low to see—
And swaddled seas in mystery.
He wrapped them not with human hand,
But cloaked them in a dark command,
With clouds for robes, and winds for breath,
He cradled chaos, conquered death.
🧠 Simplified Meaning for Today
Let’s break it down simply:
God is describing the sea as something He created and controlled.
Even though the sea seems wild and powerful, God “swaddled” it like a baby, setting limits and boundaries.
This reminds us that nothing in creation is outside God’s authority—not the sea, not the storm, not even the suffering Job was facing.
So when you feel like life is out of control, or when the "seas" of your circumstances feel like they’ll drown you, remember:
The same God who swaddled the seas swaddles you.
🔔 A Final Word: God’s Gentle Power
Job 38:9 shows us that God is not just a force of raw power—He is a nurturing Creator. He doesn't just command the storm; He wraps it in a blanket.
He knows how to:
Birth the world
Tame the chaos
And care for His people
He’s not distant. He’s present.
He’s not careless. He’s careful.
He didn’t just create the world. He contains it with love.
So the next time you hear thunder roll or waves crash, remember the swaddling band.
And rest in the arms of the One who still says,
“Peace, be still.”
