On the eve of a 60-day complete cutoff of international internet access in Iran, Minister of Communications Masoud Pezeshkian stated that his government is working to restore internet access to all segments of the population, despite demands from social media users and silence from authorities.
On April 26, Iranians residing in Prague held a protest performance against the internet shutdown and wave of executions by the Islamic Republic regime, supporting the Shahanshah of Iran, Reza Shah II, and criticizing European governments' silence on the issue.
Zahra Behrouz Azar, deputy for women's affairs, stated that women have been hardest hit by the internet outage in Iran, suffering significant business losses and job losses; economic activists estimate daily direct damage at $30 to $40 million and total damage at $70 to $80 million.
An Iranian resident in Tehran is using expensive virtual private networks (VPNs) to bypass internet restrictions and share firsthand accounts of life during the 2025-2026 Iranian revolution, beyond state-controlled media narratives.
مراد ویسی، تحلیلگر ارشد ایراناینترنشنال، گفت: «نارضایتی عمومی و خشم مردم ایران از جمهوری اسلامی با شدت بیشتری در حال شکلگیری است. این نارضایتیها ناشی از گرانی، بیکاری، قطع اینترنت و حضور نیروهای نیابتی در خیابانهای ایران است. کشتار بزرگ دیماه و سرکوب شدید معترضان، عامل اصلی Show more
