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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Iran’s internet blackout is longest national shutdown since Arab spring

Woman shows her phone during Iran's internet shutdown in Tehran
The current blackout has lasted more than 38 days. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters

Iran’s internet shutdown, which began shortly after the first US-Israel strikes in late February, is now the longest national-scale blackout since the Arab spring, monitors have said.

Iranian authorities cut all access to the internet on 28 February, the day the war began, after an earlier shutdown in January during nationwide protests. This current blackout has lasted more than 38 days.

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