By Elwely Elwelly, Emily Giles and Amy McConaghyDUBAI/LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) - Iranians isolated by a long internet shutdown imposed by the authorities during the war with the U.S. and Israel expressed joy as social media came back to life in a country where even in normal times access to the outside world remains restricted via censorship of many websites."I’ve never been so happy in my life to see Telegram notifications," Kian Galvani, an engineering student, wrote on his account on X.

Most Iranians have been unable to access the World Wide Web for 87 days, with few having access to VPNs that circumvent restrictions.

Citizens now questioning how soon, and how fully, connection to outside world will be restored