International Internet Access Partially Restored in Iran

According to Khabaronline, an Iranian news agency, Some users reported on social media that connectivity to the global internet improved slightly compared to previous days. At the same time, data published by NetBlocks — a Europe-based organization that monitors internet access worldwide — indicates that access to unrestricted international internet in Iran has reached approximately 60 percent.

However, NetBlocks emphasized that this improvement does not indicate a full restoration of services. According to the organization, Iran has entered its third consecutive week of widespread internet disruption, with total hours of shutdown or severe restriction exceeding 348 hours, and in some assessments surpassing 384 hours.

NetBlocks noted that only a “minor increase” in overall network connectivity and the number of tunneled users has been observed, suggesting that many users continue to rely on indirect methods to access the global internet. The organization also warned of signs pointing to the generation of artificial traffic and attempts to promote narratives suggesting broader restoration than what technical data supports.

Additional reports indicate that some Telegram proxy connections, particularly on mobile networks, have become temporarily accessible. Despite this, no significant or stable improvement in general international internet access has been confirmed.

Overall, available evidence suggests that while limited fluctuations in connectivity have occurred, international internet restrictions in Iran largely remain in place, and a full return to normal access has yet to materialize.

Earlier, Hossein Afshin, Iran’s Vice President for Science, Technology, and the Knowledge-Based Economy, had stated that “the country’s internet will return to normal by the end of the current week, that is, within the next two days.”

In addition, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian had “advised” Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, to “lift internet restrictions as soon as possible.”