The move had significantly limited citizens’ ability to access news and communicate freely, while also disrupting businesses that depend heavily on digital connectivity for operations and transactions.
Internet access has been restored across Iran following a government directive aimed at reversing months of sweeping restrictions that left large parts of the country digitally isolated amid heightened security tensions and ongoing conflict.
The order was issued by President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to the semiofficial Mehr News Agency, which cited a source within the Ministry of Communications confirming that the shutdown period had been rolled back to reinstate nationwide connectivity.
The development follows an extended disruption described by monitoring group NetBlocks as a near-total blackout lasting more than 87 days, during which internet access and communication services were heavily curtailed across Iran.
The move had significantly limited citizens’ ability to access news and communicate freely, while also disrupting businesses that depend heavily on digital connectivity for operations and transactions.
