Iranian authorities imposed a near-total nationwide internet blackout starting January 8, 2026, amid escalating anti-government protests that began in late December 2025, with connectivity dropping further after U.S. and Israeli military strikes on February 28. The shutdown lasted 88 days—the longest recorded in any country—severely restricting access to international networks while allowing limited domestic intranet use for some users. On May 25, President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order to restore international access to pre-January levels, leading to partial restoration beginning May 26, with traffic rising to around 40% of normal levels per monitoring groups. Social media platforms remain heavily filtered, mobile networks lag behind fixed broadband in some areas, and a court challenge questions the restoration process. Full normalization could depend on security assessments, economic pressures from the outage, and any further diplomatic or domestic stabilization.