Reports related to internet shutdowns and filtering
Murad Wasey, an Iranian national analyst, stated that the election of Janshin Khamenei is more complex than mere censorship, despite many people in Iran failing to distinguish between different rulers and their governance.
The American publication Wired reports that hacking internet-connected security cameras has become a modern warfare tactic, used from Ukraine to Iran for identifying targets and assessing attacks. According to Check Point cybersecurity company research, hundreds of attempts to breach security cameras in the Middle East have been identified, some coinciding with recent Iranian missile and drone attacks.
On March 29 in the evening, a video published by the Telegram channel "Mamlakateh" shows an explosion from a targeted strike in western Tehran. The Islamic Republic's government-imposed internet blackout has hindered the dissemination of images and news regarding ongoing attacks across the country.
At around 10:30 a.m. Tehran time, Israel conducted missile strikes on Iran, leading to disruptions in internet service and temporary outages in landline and mobile phone communications in Tehran. State media confirmed the preemptive nature of the attacks following failed negotiations.
