Iran partially restores internet after 88-day blackout (opens in new tab)

Iran began restoring access to the global internet on Tuesday after an 88-day near-total shutdown that monitors described as the longest nationwide internet blackout in modern history. NetBlocks said live metrics showed connectivity rising from near zero to about 35% of normal levels after 2,093 hours of isolation, while Iran’s first vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref, said the government had taken a first step toward “free and regulated” access. President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered internatio...