Overview
- NetBlocks said Sunday the nationwide cutoff reached 37 days, setting a new record for a country-scale shutdown after Iran severed global access on February 28.
- Connectivity remains near zero for most people as authorities run a national intranet, with fewer than one percent permitted limited global access through allowlisted accounts.
- Cloudflare Radar reported DNS and web traffic near zero from Iran, indicating tight controls that let only approved services and users reach the wider internet.
- Iran has squeezed bypass routes by blocking VPNs and targeting satellite links, with officials claiming seizures of Starlink terminals and state media noting arrests tied to their use.
- People and businesses describe layoffs, lost sales, and an information vacuum, while some turn to mesh apps and Telegram—whose founder says tens of millions in Iran still connect through it—yet officials offer no timeline for full restoration.