Iran's president orders reopening of international internet access, state media reports
NetBlocks said most Iranians had been cut off from the worldwide web for 87 days as officials moved to restore nationwide connectivity.
- On Monday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order to reopen international internet access after a near-90-day blackout, with the Cyberspace Regulation Committee voting to restore nationwide connectivity.
- Authorities initially imposed the blackout on January 8 in response to anti-government protests, then reinstated it after U.S. and Israeli strikes began on February 28, leaving most Iranians without access for 87 days according to internet observatory NetBlocks.
- Human Rights Watch researcher Tomiwa Ilori warned that shutdowns restrict access to lifesaving information and cause severe psychological harm, while the blackout has left many Iranians unable to contact distant family members and caused economic hardship for workers dependent on internet access.
- Implementation details remain unclear, though the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology will oversee restoration after final approval from President Pezeshkian, with the committee formed in mid-May under pressure from hardline conservatives.
- Even after restoration, access to the global internet in Iran remains heavily restricted through website censorship, with authorities continuing to rely on a domestic intranet for essential services including schools running online classes.
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Omaha World-Herald
Dispatch ArgusPresident orders Iran to restore internet access
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order to reopen international internet access, Iranian state media reported Monday, citing the head of public relations at Iran's Communications Ministry.
Tehran, 26 May (EFE).- Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian has ordered re-establishing global Internet access in Iran after nearly three months of digital blackout, since the beginning of the war with the United States and Israel on 28 February. Pezeshkian instructed the Ministry of Communications to return Internet access to the previous situation, according to the ISNA agency on Monday night, which stated that the presidential order could begin…
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watson.ch/For more than 80 days the Internet has been blocked in Iran. Now the unlocking has been ordered, but there is no unlocking date so far.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has ordered the restoration of access to the international internet in Iran, Iranian media report. That internet access had been cut off since the American-Israeli attacks on the country.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the reopening of international internet access, state media reported on Monday. Iranian authorities cut off citizens' internet access to the outside world nearly three months ago when the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Islamic State.
Financial Post
Business TimesIran Signals Potential Easing of Internet Blackout Amid US Talks
(Bloomberg) — Iran’s government could soon roll back some restrictions on a months-long digital blackout that has cut off millions of its citizens from the internet, the official Islamic Republic News Agency said, as diplomatic talks between the US and Tehran gather pace.
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