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Internet Returns to Iran After Three Months, but Users Report Heavy Filtering and Blocked Apps: 'Too Early to Say the Shutdown Is Over'

Many Iranians reported home internet had returned while mobile service was still unavailable while others said speeds were significantly slower than before the shutdown

Latin Times · May 28

'The internet is not connected' — Iran's 88-day blackout begins to lift, but traffic remains under 50%

Internet in Iran is partially restored. But experts aren't ready to celebrate yet, warning that "it's too early" to say that the longest shutdown the country has ever recorded is over.

TechRadar · May 27

Iran’s internet blackout is longest national shutdown since Arab spring

Iranian authorities cut access to internet on 28 February leaving many with limited information about war

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6

As protests rage, Iran pulls the plug on contact with the world

Iran has disconnected its internet and phone lines to cut off its 85 million people from the rest of the world

The Independent UK · Jan 10

Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time

Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communications

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10

"I have never seen such a thing in my life" – Iran completely shuts down the internet amid protests, Starlink also affected

Iranians have been offline for over 12 hours, with broadband, mobile and Starlink services affected.

TechRadar · Jan 9

People desperately trying to call family in Iran are getting mysterious robotic responses

It remains unclear who is behind the operation

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025

The Hamster Kombat crypto app that’s spreading through desperate Iran

Taxi drivers tap on their phones, ignoring police, in the hope to make money

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2024

What will 2023 bring for Iran and its protest movement?

Iran is heading into 2023 amid continuing protests and fraught relations with the West.

Al Jazeera · Dec 27, 2022

Report: Iran’s Government Accesses Social Media Accounts of Detainees

As protests spread in Iran, some worry the government is using technology to access mobile applications to surveil and suppress dissent, CNN reported. “They told me ‘Do you think you can get out of here alive? We will execute you. Your sentence is death penalty. We have evidence, we are…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 19, 2022