Iranian Judiciary Suspends 60% Internet Restoration After 3-Month Blackout

7 articles · Updated · FRANCE 24 English · May 28

Tuesday’s partial reconnection lifted Iran’s internet access to about 60%, but the judiciary quickly suspended President Masoud Pezeshkian’s restoration order after complaints from a state cyberspace body.
Three months after the February 28 blackout, many users said service remained a "drip-feed"—slow, unstable and heavily filtered, with WhatsApp still restricted and VPNs often needed.
The outage has hit livelihoods hard: one Tehran freelancer said she spent 200 million rials in a month on data and VPNs, while remote workers reported lost orders, customers and contracts.
Labour officials said more than 1 million jobs have been lost since the war began, while independent experts estimate over 20 million Iranians rely on the internet for income and losses run near $80 million a day.
The reversal underscores Pezeshkian’s limited authority over internet policy, which ultimately rests with the hardline-led Supreme National Security Council.

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