US EditionIran experiencing nationwide internet blackout, monitor says
The Iranian government cut internet access nationwide for over 84 hours to disrupt protests and prevent evidence of repression from reaching the outside world, NetBlocks reported.
- On Thursday, NetBlocks and web-monitoring firms reported a near-total nationwide internet blackout in Iran, with live metrics showing connectivity collapsing simultaneously.
- The protests began last month in Tehran's Grand Bazaar and have since spread after a December 28 shutdown, coinciding with subsidy reforms that triggered sharp price rises.
- Kentik's analysis showed near-total disconnection around 8 p.m. local time; Cloudflare and NetBlocks reported outages on TCI in Kermanshah while some business accounts stayed online, and telephone links failed from Dubai.
- Rights monitors report mounting deaths and mass detentions amid the shutdown, with at least 39 dead and more than 2,260 detained, while NetBlocks warned the blackout will severely limit event coverage.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian urged utmost restraint while senior leaders framed rioters as threats, the United Nations called for protecting peaceful protests, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned of severe consequences if killings start.
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Iran is experiencing one of its most severe internet shutdowns amid massive protests. Independent monitoring groups like NetBlocks show that Iran’s connectivity dropped significantly on January 8. CNN’s Bijan Hosseini reports.
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