As air raids by Israel and the United States continue across Iran, internet monitoring organization NetBlocks reports that Iranians have been unable to access the global internet for the past 168 hours, or more than seven days.
According to NetBlocks, authorities in Iran have imposed a nationwide internet blackout, limiting the flow of information and restricting access mainly to state-run news outlets and messaging services.
The disruption reportedly began minutes after warplanes bombed the downtown area of Tehran on February 28. The strike allegedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, several members of his family, and a number of senior military commanders.
Internet connectivity across the country sharply declined shortly after the attack. Within hours, national connectivity levels dropped to below one percent of their previous levels, which had already been significantly restricted.
Since then, connectivity has remained at extremely low levels, leaving millions of people in Iran largely cut off from the global internet while the conflict and air strikes continue.
Iran’s Nationwide Internet Outage Stretches into Day 8 Of war
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