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Iranian president orders to restore internet access — agency

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reportedly issued a directive to restore internet access in Iran. The report cites a source in the communications ministry and references data from NetBlocks regarding the duration of the internet outage.

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What happened

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a directive to lift restrictions on internet access in the country, the Tasnim news agency said, citing a source in the communications ministry.

Why it matters

According to the source, the directive envisaging the restoration of internet access as it was in late 2025 - early 2026 was submitted to the communications ministry some time ago.

Common ground

According to the international internet monitoring service NetBlocks, internet has been practically inaccessible in Iran for more than 86 days.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reportedly issued a directive to restore internet access in Iran. The report cites a source in the communications ministry and references data from NetBlocks regarding the duration of the internet outage.

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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued a directive to lift restrictions on internet access in the country”
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Multiple independent web search results (Telecompaper and other news reports) confirm that President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a directive to restore/reopen international internet access following heavy restrictions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian is the ninth president of Iran. He took the position on 28 July, after the presidential election that was held in Iran in June–July 2024. His presidential decree was signed on July 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Masoud_Pezeshkia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the establishment of that office in 1980. The president of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in the country. The cur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and heart surgeon who has served as the ninth president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the oldest pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoud_Pezeshkian
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“the directive envisaging the restoration of internet access as it was in late 2025 - early 2026 was submitted to the communications ministry some time ago”
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Wikipedia entries for '2025–2026 Iranian protests' and '2026 Iran massacres' confirm the existence of a massive unrest period during late 2025 and early 2026, providing the necessary temporal context for a directive aiming to restore access to levels seen during that specific period.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp dep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
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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 the beginning of the 2025–26 Iranian protests, the Iranian government has perpetrated widespread massacres of civilians, deploying both its own security forces and importing foreign militias to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres
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“According to the international internet monitoring service NetBlocks, internet has been practically inaccessible in Iran for more than 86 days”
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NetBlocks is cited in multiple sources reporting a near-total blackout. Specifically, a TASS report cites NetBlocks stating the internet had been almost completely inaccessible for 80 days, and Wikipedia (2026 Internet blackout in Iran) confirms a blackout starting January 8, 2026. The 86-day figure is consistent with the ongoing nature of the blackout reported by these sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran is known for having one of the world's most restrictive internet censorship systems, including many popular websites and online services such as YouTube, Bitly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_in_Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Iran.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In Iran, censorship was ranked among the world's most extreme in 2024. Reporters Without Borders ranked Iran 176 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index, which ranks countries based on t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Iran
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