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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
shutdowns could permanently eliminate 300,0000 to 500,000 barrels a day worth $9bn to $15bn.  Kharg Island, through which 90% of Iran’s oil exports flow
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
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