Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian orders the restoration of international internet access after a near-90-day blackout, according to Iranian state media reports. The decision is described as a presidential decree to return internet access to its “pre-January” state, and it is said to have been communicated to Iran’s Ministry of Communications. Multiple outlets report that the blackout began in early January amid nationwide anti-government protests and was later extended after the start of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28.
State media cite an official at Iran’s Communications Ministry, but details on how and when connectivity will fully resume remain unclear in the reporting. One outlet also reports that, despite signs of partial restoration, an Iranian court has suspended the order before it could fully take effect, leaving some users unable to access international services consistently. Other coverage describes brief reconnections as the longest shutdown approaches and passes roughly three months, with connectivity changes evolving over subsequent days.
