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Iran Restores International Internet After 87-Day Blackout

5/25/2026

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President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the reopening of Iran’s international internet access, ending a near-90-day blackout.
The blackout began on Jan 8 after anti-government protests and continued after Feb 28 U.S. and Israeli strikes.
NetBlocks said the outage lasted 87 days, leaving most Iranians without web access while only a few could afford advanced VPN services.

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President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the reopening of Iran’s international internet access, ending a near-90-day blackout.
The blackout began on Jan 8 after anti-government protests and continued after Feb 28 U.S. and Israeli strikes.
NetBlocks said the outage lasted 87 days, leaving most Iranians without web access while only a few could afford advanced VPN services.