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Iran's monthslong internet shutdown is crushing businesses in an already battered economy
The shutdown has cut off 90 million people and cost the economy up to $40 million a day, officials and business leaders said.
- Iran's 90 million people have been cut off from the global internet for most of 2026, creating one of the world's longest and strictest national blackouts that has reverted the country to a controlled national intranet.
- Iranian authorities imposed a complete internet blackout on Feb 28 following earlier protest-related restrictions, while senior government officials are awarded 'white' SIM cards granting them access to the global internet.
- Online retailer DigiKala recently laid off 200 people, about 3% of its workforce, as the cutoff costs the national economy an estimated $30-40 million daily, according to Iran's Chamber of Commerce.
- With income sources evaporating, many Iranians, including a 32-year-old former internet provider employee and a gamer in Isfahan, have been forced to sell goods on the street or shutter businesses entirely.
- An e-commerce trade group in Tehran condemned the tiered access system on Wednesday, calling it 'an abuse of an obvious need of every citizen' and warning the outage threatens to destroy the country's infrastructure.
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Iran's monthslong internet shutdown is crushing businesses in an already battered economy
Iran’s 90 million people have been cut off from the global internet for most of 2026, one of the world’s longest and strictest national shutdowns.
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Iran’s monthslong internet shutdown is crushing businesses in an already battered economy – UK Times
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