Internet activity in Iran has partially resumed, internet monitoring organization NetBlocks said, after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly ordered authorities to restore internet access. According to CNN, the order was issued yesterday.
NetBlocks stated that the partial restoration comes on the 88th day of the nationwide internet blackout, describing it as “the longest national internet shutdown in modern history.”
Iran began restricting internet access in late December 2025, according to NetBlocks and other monitoring groups, following mass anti-government protests initially triggered by rising inflation, the collapse of the national currency, and the worsening economic crisis.
Experts said that after the protests, the Iranian regime moved toward limiting international internet access to only a select group of people with security authorization. However, Iran later returned to an almost complete internet blackout following U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28.
Mohammad Reza Aref, Iran’s First Vice President, wrote on X that, following Pezeshkian’s announcement, “the first step toward free and regulated access to cyberspace” had been taken.
“With the reopening of the internet, smart services will function without obstacles, the demands of the people — who have stood firmly behind the system and Iran — will be fulfilled, and barriers to knowledge-based development and scientific advancement will be removed,” he said.
