Iran's president orders reopening of international internet access, state media reports

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · May 25, 2026 · 204 words · By Reuters

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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet access, Iranian state media reported on Monday (May 25, 2026), citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the war against U.S.

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The report cited the head of public relations at Iran’s Communications Ministry.

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The mechanism for how and when Iran would reconnect to the global web following the decision was unknown.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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

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“Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet access”

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Multiple independent reports from Deutsche Welle and web search results confirm that President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the reopening of international internet access.

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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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“Iranian state media reported on Monday (May 25, 2026), citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the war against U.S. and Israel.”

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The claim is supported by web search results citing state media and is corroborated by a Wikipedia entry regarding the '2026 Iran war' which confirms the conflict began on February 28, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict

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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 — Iran and Israel have not maintained a formal diplomatic relationship with each other since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict has grown to large…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_relations

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“Most Iranians have been unable to access the worldwide web for 87 days according to the internet observatory NetBlocks on Monday (May 25, 2026)”

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NetBlocks is cited in web search results as reporting a total isolation of 2,093 hours (approx 87-88 days), and this is further corroborated by reports of the president's order to reopen access after a 'near-90-day blackout'.

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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 — The National Information Network (NIN; Persian: شبکۀ ملی اطلاعات, romanized: Shabake-ye Melli-ye Ettelā'āt), also known as National Internet in Iran and the Iranian intranet, is an Iranian ongoing pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Information_Network

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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“Authorities initially imposed an internet blackout from January 8 in response to nationwide anti-government protests”

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The claim is reported by South China Morning Post and multiple web search results, and is further verified by a Wikipedia entry on the '2026 Internet blackout in Iran' stating the blackout began on January 8, 2026, during protests.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Authorities initially imposed an internet blackout from January 8 in response to nationwide anti-government protests, with connections ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-president-or…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 10, 2026 · The Iranian government imposed a complete nationwide internet blackout and phone service cutoff on January 8, 2026, as a decentralized protest ...
https://www.facebook.com/cnn/posts/the-internet-blackout-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 9, 2026 · Iranian authorities have deliberately blocked internet access to hide the true extent of human rights violations in ongoing protests.Missing: government | Show results with:government
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/01/internet-shut…

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“connections gradually getting back to normal in February”

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While there is evidence of a blackout starting Jan 8 and a new one starting Feb 28, the provided evidence does not explicitly confirm that connections 'gradually got back to normal in February' between those two events.

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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 8 January 2026, the twelfth day of the 2025–2026 protests in Iran, Iranian authorities imposed an internet blackout. Reports from Iran described widespread telephone and internet blackouts in Tehra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Internet_blackout_in_Iran

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“a new blackout was initiated following the start of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28”

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Wikipedia ('2026 Iran war') explicitly confirms that the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran starting on February 28, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with a series of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran on 28 February 2026, following the breakdown of US-Iran talks and negotiations, locations across Isr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Israel

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“authorities are increasingly relying on an intranet to provide connected services without relying on the worldwide web, notably for schools which are currently following an online curriculum”

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Wikipedia confirms the existence and purpose of the 'National Information Network' (NIN), also known as the Iranian intranet, designed to provide services independently of the global web.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Iranian government is an authoritarian regime which has been widely criticized internationally due to poor human rights record, including restrictions on freedom of assembly, expression, and the p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 12, 2026 · Commentary The new Iranian revolution has begun A battle for the future of Iran is being waged on its streets by its citizens, but at present, they are facing steep odds.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-new-iranian-revolutio…

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web search NEUTRAL — The release of frozen Iranian assets has emerged as the main sticking point in talks between Iran and the United States, with officials in Tehran insisting that guaranteed access to funds must come be…
https://www.iranintl.com/en

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