NetBlocks, the global internet monitoring organization, says that Iran’s internet, despite being reconnected, is still subject to severe filtering.
NetBlocks announced on the social media platform X that three months ago on this day, Iran cut off access to the global internet.
🗓️ Three months ago today #Iran shut off access to the global internet. While connectivity has now largely returned, metrics indicate that users still face heavy filtering, similar to the interim period between the January protests and the start of the war. pic.twitter.com/3Hqw4IWZb5
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) May 28, 2026
“Three months ago today #Iran shut off access to the global internet. While connectivity has now largely returned, metrics indicate that users still face heavy filtering, similar to the interim period between the January protests and the start of the war.”
The organization is referring to the period after the January protests, when internet access was briefly restored.
Following the gradual restoration of global internet access in Iran, data from Kentik shows that international internet traffic, after weeks of severe restrictions, had reached 53% of its pre–January 2026 protest levels by 7:30 a.m. today.
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According to Kentik, this trend is somewhat similar to the partial reconnection of the internet after December–January protests.
At that time, despite partial access to the global internet, the connection was highly unstable and accompanied by intermittent disruptions.
It is unclear whether access will return to its previous state or remain in this unstable condition.
Ahmad Rastineh, spokesperson for the Cultural Commission of the Iranian regime’s parliament, reacting to decisions by regime president Masoud Pezeshkian regarding the review of the internet situation, said that some of the duties and responsibilities of this taskforce overlap with those of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace.
He says that the ruling of the Administrative Court of Justice to suspend the activities of this taskforce is, from a legal standpoint, “correct and precise.”
According to this member of parliament, reopening the internet is “against the law.”
Following the internet shutdown since the start of the war in Iran in February, Masoud Pezeshkian formed the “Taskforce for Organizing and Strategic Management of Cyberspace” to review the return of international internet access.
The taskforce’s decision regarding the reopening of the internet has faced strong reactions from its opponents.
After that, the Administrative Court of Justice announced that “following complaints requesting the annulment of the document establishing this taskforce, the Specialized Board for Industries and Commerce, having recognized the urgency of the matter, has issued an order to suspend the implementation of the resolution until a final review is conducted.”
Despite this measure, international internet access has been restored for users since two days ago, after more than 80 days.
