Iran cut off the internet as protesters were killed, the longest shutdown on record
Internet connectivity in Iran was cut from 8 January 2026 as protests and killings of demonstrators were taking place. Al Jazeera reported the Supreme National Security Council ordered the blackout outside President Pezeshkian's control, and the Communications Minister said it cost at least 50 trillion rials a day. Georgia Tech researchers called it the most sophisticated and severe in Iran's history, with about 97 percent of networks unresponsive, including attempted jamming of Starlink. The UN Fact-Finding Mission's September 2026 report called it the longest nationwide shutdown on record.
The Supreme National Security Council ordered the shutdown, operating outside President Pezeshkian's control
the most sophisticated and most severe in Iran's history
the longest nationwide Internet shutdown on record
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Iranian authorities partially restored internet connectivity on day 88 of a shutdown that followed a second blackout from 28 February 2026; mobile internet reportedly remained cut and VPNs were still needed. Source ↗