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I’m not totally sure where all of my spam phone calls and emails come from, and I’ve gotten used to screening my calls from literally everyone anyway because who even calls people anymore? But after the United States involved itself in the war in Iran and began sending airstrikes to the Middle East, people in the U.S. have reported that their spam calls stopped.
It’s a wild supposed side effect from the war in Iran and the involvement that the U.S. has played in it. But after someone posted a TikTok about no longer receiving spam calls, particularly from callers based in Iran, people commented to share that, now that they think about it, they haven’t either. Could this actually be a thing?
People actually think there’s a connection between bombing Iran and getting spam calls.
@frizzyfinder Should we be worried #trump #iran #war #fyp ♬ original sound – Jonny Diggens
In the TikTok video, the user wrote on the screen, “Ever since Trump bombed Iran I haven’t had one spam call.” She wrote in the caption, “Should we be worried?” As annoying as spam calls are, especially the ones that claim to be important calls from debt collectors or student loan forgiveness organizations (a personal thorn in my side), if the calls have stopped, that means people in Iran are unable to contact anyone outside of the country.
Despite the serious undertones of what this would mean, other TikTok users commented to share that their spam calls have essentially ceased at this point.
“You know what ? Phone been dry lately,” someone commented. Another person agreed, “Wait…girl you onto something.”
“My phone calls have been all local,” someone else wrote in the comment section. “No spam.”
One user commented to suggest that it’s because if an iPhone update, but users of different phones flew to the comments to report that they, too, have had little to no spam calls since the U.S. bombed Iran with airstrikes.
“I don’t know what it is, but my phone hasn’t received any spam calls, and I’m just happy about that,” a user admitted. Someone else posted about it on X, seemingly applauding the decision to bomb Iran, especially if it means less spam calls. This person, it should be noted, is wearing one of those handy bright red, almost blinding, MAGA hates in their profile picture. So take that how you will.
“I haven’t received NEARLY as many spam calls since we bombed Iran,” they posted. “Has anyone else noticed a decrease??? Is that all it took???”
Some spam calls do actually come from Iran.
Ever since we bombed Iran, I have not received any “likely spam” phone calls. pic.twitter.com/pgA14UWys0
— Sovey (@SoveyX) July 3, 2025
According to HT Tech, some spam calls do come from Iran, but not all of them do. Still, the fact that some reportedly originate in Iran does add some bit of truth to the idea that, because of the bombings in Iran, individuals who make a living by making spam calls to the U.S. are now unable to. Iran is among other countries, like Pakistan, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and, yes, the U.S. that are known for making spam calls to countries outside of the country.
People in Iran are actually unable to make calls outside of the country.
Most of the people who commented on the TikTok about the Iran spam calls (or, lack thereof) did so with jokes in tow, because that’s what most of us do when we are faced with a world crisis on social media. But, according to the BBC, Iran is facing internet blockages that make it challenging to contact family members outside of the country.
If that’s the case, then any Iranian spam calls could legitimately be impossible. Someone in the U.S. posted on Reddit about trying to get into contact with their family in Iran. They wrote that their family was able to call them by routing the phone number through one in Greece. It’s hard to believe that spam callers would go through all this trouble, so for now, it does seem possible that spam calls from Iran are on pause.
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