Iranians isolated by a long internet shutdown imposed by the authorities during the war ​with the U.S. and Israel expressed joy as social media came back to life in a country ‌where even in normal times access to the outside world remains restricted via censorship of many websites.

Iran has fully restored international internet connectivity across its telecommunications network, marking the end of months of restrictions imposed amid nationwide unrest and escalating regional tensions.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the restoration of international internet access across the country after nearly three months of severe restrictions that left much of Iran largely disconnected from the global web, according to Iranian state media reports on Monday.

Iran is reportedly turning its attention to subsea internet infrastructure beneath the Strait of Hormuz, one of the key arteries of the global digital economy.

Iran’s 90 million people have been cut off from the global internet for most of 2026, one of the world’s longest and strictest national shutdowns.

A watchdog has reported that the internet blackout imposed by the Iranian regime has now lasted for two months.

The near-total internet blackout in Iran is now entering its 57th day, with a total of 1,344 hours, according to the internet watchdog NetBlocks.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said it has confiscated hundreds of Starlink satellite internet systems, alleging they were smuggled into the country by the United States and Israel.

Iran’s nationwide internet disruption has passed the 48-hour mark, according to the London-based monitoring organization NetBlocks, leaving large parts of the country cut off from online communication as regional tensions escalate.