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Iran: Data show partial restoration of internet connectivity

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 1890 words · By Jenipher Camino Gonzalez; Kieran Burke
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Iran: Data show partial restoration of internet connectivity Published May 26, 2026last updated May 27, 2026What you need to know - Iran has taken the first steps toward reopening the internet - Tehran warned US against "violation" of ceasefire - US top…

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Iran: Data show partial restoration of internet connectivity Published May 26, 2026last updated May 27, 2026What you need to know - Iran has taken the first steps toward reopening the internet - Tehran warned US against "violation" of ceasefire - US top…

Why it matters

Here is a roundup of the latest developments from the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Tuesday, May 26.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 33 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “US Central Command (CENTCOM) said missile sites and boats were targeted in southern Iran on Monday”
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Claim 2: “A man had been hanged in Iran after being convicted of cooperating with and carrying out espionage for Israel's intelligence agency”
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Claim 3: “Iranian news agencies reporting that a US drone had been shot down”
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Claim 4: “a ceasefire that began on April 8”
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Claim 5: “delegations from Israel and Lebanon are due to meet for direct talks in Washington”
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Claim 6: “China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi commented on the ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran”
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A web search result explicitly quotes Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, commenting on the negotiations between the US and Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; pinyin: Wáng Yì; born 19 October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who has been serving as Director of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee Foreign Affair…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Yi
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web search NEUTRAL — “Regarding the current situation, the key is the negotiation between the United States and Iran because they are the major parties concerned," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters on Tuesda…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-supports-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his comments as Beijing increasingly seeks to challenge the rules-based international order led by the US.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/chinas-top-…
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Claim 7: “Iran has taken the first steps toward reopening the internet”
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Multiple independent web sources report that Iran has begun restoring internet access following a blackout, including a senior official's statement on Tuesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Since 8 January, the Iranian government launched a large-scale effort to jam GPS signals to disrupt access to Starlink, resulting in an estimated 30% packet loss for connections to Starlink.[38] Accor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Internet_blackout_in_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — Video: Iran Begins Restoring Internet Access. 9 hours ago.'Iranians want to reconnect with the outside world' — Proton VPN sees 6,000% signup increase as Iran's internet is partially restored. 7 hours…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran began restoring internet access for tens of millions of Iranians, a senior official said on Tuesday, lifting a blackout imposed after the United States and Israel launched military strikes on the…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/world/middleeast/iran-int…
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Claim 8: “live data showed partial restoration of internet connectivity in Iran”
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Claim 9: “Israel had carried out an attack against the new chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza”
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Multiple independent sources report that Israel targeted and killed the new head of Hamas's military wing in Gaza.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... The commander of Hamas's military wing, Mohammed Odeh, has been killed in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday - days after his predecessor ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwppj1yn7go
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel that triggered the more than two-year war in Gaza. He said it was the fourth time Israel has killed the head ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hamas-confirms-that-israe…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... The new commander of Hamas' military wing has been killed in a strike on northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday.
https://www.facebook.com/euronews/posts/the-new-commander-of…
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Claim 10: “The man was from the Iranian city of Ardabil and had been living in Turkey”
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Claim 11: “Fourteen others were killed in Burj al-Shamali near Tyre”
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Multiple independent web sources report that 14 people were killed in Burj al-Shamali near Tyre, citing Lebanese authorities and health ministry.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... ... Lebanon's health ministry said killed at least 14 people ... Lebanon rescue workers recovered bodies from the rubble in Burj al-Shamali near ...
https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/27/bodies-pulled-from…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Fourteen people were killed in Burj al-Shamali near the southern city of Tyre, home to a Palestinian refugee camp, Lebanese authorities said.
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2059401267198169375
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Lebanon rescue workers recovered bodies from the rubble in Burj al-Shamali near the coastal city of Tyre on 27 May, one day after an Israeli ...
https://www.facebook.com/euronews.nocomment/videos/lebanon-r…
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Claim 12: “President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order to reopen international internet access”
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Claim 13: “US strikes were launched in southern Iran”
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The Guardian and Al Jazeera both report that the US launched strikes on southern Iran. Wikipedia's entry on the '2026 Iran war' provides the broader context of these strikes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in the modern day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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Claim 14: “Ezzedine Al-Haddad... was killed in a strike in Gaza earlier in May”
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Claim 15: “Iran's vice president Mohammad Reza Aref said the government has taken the first steps to restore internet access”
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Claim 16: “oil... remained below $100 (€85.90) per barrel”
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Claim 17: “The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a tanker had reported an external explosion on the vessel's port side, close to the waterline, 60 nautical miles off Oman's capital Muscat”
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Claim 18: “Odeh... was appointed approximately one week ago as successor to Ezzedine Al-Haddad”
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Claim 19: “the IDF has just carried out a strike in Gaza targeting Mohammed Odeh, the new commander of the military wing of the Hamas terrorist organisation”
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The Guardian and multiple other web sources specifically name Mohammed Odeh as the target of the IDF strike in Gaza.
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web search NEUTRAL — JERUSALEM: Israel said it targeted the new chief of Hamas’ armed wing in a strike in Gaza on Tuesday, just days after his predecessor was killed in a similar attack in the Palestinian territory.
https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2645026/middle-east
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces have killed more than 72,800 people in Gaza, according to its health ministry, whose figures the UN considers reliable. The latest Israeli attack on Gaza comes after 31 people were kill…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwppj1yn7go
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces have previously claimed responsibility for killing several top Hamas figures, including former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif, longtime commander of Hama…
https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1315562
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Claim 20: “The area that Israel is operating in runs around 10 kilometres (6 miles) deep inside Lebanese territory”
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Claim 21: “Gholamreza Khani Shakarab was executed on charges of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour of the Zionist regime”
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Claim 22: “An Iranian blockade of the vital shipping channel has strangled global fuel supplies and caused oil prices to rocket”
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Claim 23: “US top diplomat Marco Rubio said an Iran deal could 'take a few days'”
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Two independent news sources (Flipboard and Al Jazeera) report that Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated a deal could 'take a few days'. Wikipedia confirms his role as Secretary of State.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States Secretary of State. He is also the acting National …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeanette Christina Dousdebes Rubio (née Dousdebes; born December 5, 1973) is an American former professional cheerleader. She is married to United States Secretary of State and former senator Marco Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanette_Dousdebes_Rubio
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Claim 24: “a near-total blackout has been in place in Iran since war with the US and Israel broke out in late February”
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Claim 25: “Israeli forces have begun operating beyond what is known as the 'Yellow Line' in south Lebanon”
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Claim 26: “the vessel is a Greek-owned Very Large Crude Carrier”
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Claim 27: “The Israeli military on Tuesday warned residents of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh to immediately evacuate”
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Multiple sources, including news reports and a social media post from Royanewsenglish dated May 26, 2026, confirm the IDF issued evacuation warnings for Nabatieh.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
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Claim 28: “Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire on a near-daily basis despite a ceasefire in effect since April 17”
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Claim 29: “At least 12 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, according to state media”
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Claim 30: “a ceasefire has been in place in Gaza since October”
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Claim 31: “CENTCOM said the targeted vessels were trying to lay mines in the Gulf”
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Claim 32: “Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country's south killed 31 people on Tuesday”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Lebanon's health ministry reported at least 31 deaths from Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
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Claim 33: “Israeli ground troops reportedly carried out operations north of Lebanon's Litani River, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of the Israeli border”
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While evidence confirms ground operations in Lebanon and the existence of the Litani River, none of the provided sources specifically confirm the '30 kilometers north of the border' or 'north of the Litani River' detail for the current operation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Litani River (Arabic: نهر الليطاني, romanized: Nahr al-Līṭānī), the classical Leontes (Ancient Greek: Λεόντης, romanized: Leóntes, lit. 'lion river'), known in medieval times as Līṭa (Arabic: نهر …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litani_River
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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