Iranian state media said on Monday that President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the reopening of international internet access, citing a government official. The report gave no details on the timing or technical steps that will be used to reconnect the country to the global web.
Internet monitoring group NetBlocks said most Iranians had been unable to reach the worldwide internet for about 87 days, with only a small number able to bypass restrictions using costly, sophisticated VPN services.
The original blackout began on January 8 amid nationwide anti-government protests. Connections partially recovered in February, but a fresh suspension of international access was put in place after U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28.
Even outside full shutdowns, Iran routinely restricts access to many websites and increasingly routes traffic through a domestic intranet that provides services internally. That national network is used for a range of functions, including online schooling, which continues under the curtailed international access regime.