'The internet is not connected' — Iran's 88-day blackout begins to lift, but traffic remains under…
- Iran's internet is beginning to partially recover after an 88-day shutdown
- Yet, national traffic remains under 50% of normal levels as of Wednesday
- Digital rights experts warn that the historic blackout is far from over
The internet in Iran is slowly being restored after a "near-complete shutdown" was enforced on February 28 at the onset of the conflict with the US and Israel.
Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref, took to the long-blocked social media platform X to share the news. This followed a report on Monday that Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian had issued an order to reopen international internet access.
"In line with the esteemed president’s mission and in fulfillment of the government’s promise, the first step toward free and regulated access to cyberspace has been taken," Reza Aref wrote on X on Tuesday.
The lifting of restrictions has been confirmed on both fixed and mobile...
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