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[Herald Economy — Reporter Do Hyun-jung] Iran announced it will restore overseas internet access that it had cut amid its conflict with the United States and Israel.
AFP, Reuters and other outlets reported that Iran’s state media said President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the restoration on the 25th (local time). Local media said a presidential decree was delivered to the communications ministry directing the restoration of internet access to January levels.
The government did not specify when the restrictions would be lifted.
In January, as mass anti-government protests erupted, Iran restricted internet access to block communications with the outside world. After a harsh security crackdown quelled the protests, authorities partially restored service in February, but they again cut off overseas internet access on Feb. 28 after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes escalated the conflict.
With users limited to domestic websites, critics accused the regime of attempting to control public opinion during wartime. According to internet monitor NetBlocks, most Iranians had been unable to access the World Wide Web for 87 days as of that date.
Iran routinely censors websites and controls access to foreign internet networks, often substituting a separate domestic intranet for the global internet.
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