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Tehran resident looking at a smartphone[AP=Yonhap archive photo. Resale and database use prohibited][AP=Yonhap archive photo. Resale and database use prohibited]
Local media reported on May 26 (local time) that President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered relevant ministries to restore international internet connections that authorities had cut after the outbreak of war. State television said that, following the president’s directive, wired access to overseas internet began to be restored gradually that afternoon. Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref wrote on X that “following the president’s assignment and in line with the government’s promise, we have taken the first step toward ‘free and disciplined’ access to cyberspace.” He said reopening the internet would pave the way for smart services, meet the demands of citizens who have stepped forward for the regime and for Iran, and remove barriers that have hindered knowledge-based development and the establishment of academic authority. Internet monitor NetBlocks said Iran began a partial restoration that afternoon after an 87-day blackout, noting that the 2,093 hours of shutdown was the longest nationwide internet outage in modern history. On Jan. 8, authorities shut down the internet nationwide while forcefully suppressing anti-government protests; service was partially restored in February. After U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28 triggered the war, authorities ordered another blackout. Since then, Iran has allowed mainly domestic access except in very limited cases, prompting criticism that the regime used the shutdown to control public opinion. #Iran #Internet #Restoration Yonhap News TV — tips and inquiries: KakaoTalk/Line jebo23; Mun Hyung-min (moonbro@yna.co.kr)
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