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10 resultsfor “reason for Iran's internet shutdown during war”

Conflicts

The clandestine network smuggling Starlink tech into Iran to beat internet blackout

internet during the war for security reasons, suggesting the aim is to prevent surveillance, espionage and cyber-attacks. The Starlink devices Sahand sends to Iran are one of the most reliable ways of bypassing

BBC NewsMay 2
Politics

How Iran has changed, and how it hasn’t, in two months of war

reasoning for starting the war was to make sure Iran would never have a nuclear weapon. Tehran says it will never seek nuclear weapons, but will not ship out its stockpile of enriched material

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 28
Politics

Iran sees mass redundancies from war with US and Israel

war broke out has also hit Iran's relatively thriving tech and digital sectors. Officials say the decision to shut down the internet was taken for security reasons, suggesting that it is to prevent surveillance

BBC NewsApr 21
Politics

Iran expands tiered internet access amid continued online blackout

war,” she added, but said that the internet situation is “temporary”. Amir Rashidi, a digital security expert, believes that tiered internet access is here to stay in Iran, and that it is rooted in longstanding

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 14
Politics

Trump claims on Iranian concessions trigger questions, rejections in Tehran

war, and they certainly will not get anywhere in negotiations either,” he posted on X early on Saturday. By Saturday noon, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 18
Conflicts

Iran’s leaders debate war and peace after Trump ceasefire extension

shutdown](/news/2026/4/20/iran-expands-limited-internet-access-but-restrictions-remain-for-most) entered its 54th day on Wednesday, the IRGC-linked Tasnim news agency suggested that seabed high-speed internet cables could be targeted next, which would create a “digital catastrophe” for Iran’s Arab

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 22
Politics

Iran expands limited internet access but restrictions remain for most

shutdown. “I’m a cybersecurity and network expert. Our servers and systems have not received security updates for about two months, and we’ve lost all our integration with open-sourced communities,” one user wrote

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 20
Conflicts

Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective blockade

shutdowns could permanently eliminate 300,0000 to 500,000 barrels a day worth $9bn to $15bn. ![Satellite image of Kharg Island](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dd3b0740100fe0aadee28b34514597a2c4c6212b/0_158_1581_1265/master/1581.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Kharg Island, through which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow

The Guardian WorldApr 22
World

My dreams in Iran were already dead before the ceasefire came

Iran-Iraq war, sirens had warned them in time to reach shelters. What she found most painful about this war was the absolute lack of warning – no sirens, no shelters. Just sitting, waiting

Al Jazeera EnglishApr 21
Politics

Trump says ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support’ after rejecting peace proposals

reasonable, responsible and generous”. He claimed it was still possible for the two sides to reach agreement, but nothing Iran had proposed was unreasonable. Mostafa Taheri, a member of the Iranian parliament’s industry commission

The Guardian WorldMay 11