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Politiko 2025-06-18 19:07:09

Iran faces near-total internet blackout

Analysts have told the BBC that Iran is experiencing a near-total internet blackout as Israeli attacks continue for a sixth consecutive day.

Authorities imposed several restrictions on network access last week, which mainly targeted virtual server providers used by Iranians to access international sites.

But new analysis of live network data from internet monitoring organization Netblocks shows that access has dropped across Iran, with the group noting that the pattern is "consistent with a deliberate internet shutdown" by authorities.

"Today's outage is the first near-total loss of connectivity we have monitored in Iran since November 2019, and surpasses the restrictions we observed during the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022," Isik Mater, the group's research director, tells BBC Verify.

The BBC cannot operate freely in Iran, so restrictions on internet access and citizens' ability to post online can limit the material we can collect and verify to understand what is happening in the country.

"Historically, Iran has tended to cut off internet access for internal issues, while trying to maintain an international voice and presence during international conflicts, so this is something new," Mater notes.

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