US EditionIran Warns People Who Defy Internet Blackout
Iran's internet access remains at about 1% amid US and Israeli airstrikes, with authorities threatening legal action against attempts to bypass the blackout, Netblocks reported.
- On March 5, 2026, US and Israeli forces bombed Tehran and other cities since Saturday, killing more than 1,000 people as Iran cut global internet to disrupt life.
- Iranian authorities disconnected fixed and mobile internet to limit information to state-run news and messaging, while telecommunications companies warned VPN users of legal action.
- Internet monitors said connectivity plunged to around 1 percent and the blackout exceeded 120 hours, while some Iranians used illegal Starlink, expensive proxies, and faced slow or failing VPNs.
- Separate reports showed 90 million people affected by runaway prices, while Tehran markets and businesses face food inflation at 105 percent, quieter streets, and warnings over medicine shortages.
- This shutdown mirrors past cutoffs in January and last June, with no expiration date for restrictions as security and intelligence authorities urge public reports and the Iranian judiciary closes comment sections.
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The Korea Times
Internet blackout leaves anxious Iranians in the dark
PARIS — Iran's internet is still "around 1 percent of ordinary levels," monitor Netblocks said on Thursday, leaving most Iranians struggling to access independent news or communicate with the outside world. Iranian authorities shut off internet access on Saturday after Israel and the United States began air strikes, plunging the country into an information blackout. "Iran's internet blackout has now exceeded 120 hours with connectivity still fla…
The joint attack by the United States and Israel on Iran has led the whole world to worry since Saturday, 28 February, as the conflict is widening. Deflagration is global, reports the international independent media.
Paris: At present, it is almost impossible for Iranians to contact their relatives or access news about the ongoing war with the US and Israel, under the blocking of the Internet by a decision of the authorities threatening to pursue anyone who tries to circumvent the restrictions imposed.
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