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

Iran began restoring access to the global internet after an 88-day near-total blackout that left much of the country’s roughly 90 million people cut off from international websites, messaging and social media. President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the Communications Ministry to reconnect services on May 25, and internet monitors reported partial restoration on May 26 and May 27. Authorities first imposed restrictions during nationwide anti-government protests in January and moved to a fuller sh...