As relentless US and Israeli airstrikes continue, Iran's internet connectivity remains at just 1% of normal levels after 312 hours, leaving civilians isolated.
As unprecedented US and Israeli airstrikes devastate military infrastructure across Iran and Mojtaba Khamenei officially assumes the role of Supreme Leader, the nation remains under a near-total communications blackout. Multiple sources, citing the global internet monitor NetBlocks, report that the internet shutdown in Iran has entered its fourteenth day, with national connectivity hovering at merely 1% of normal levels after 312 hours.
Iran International, a UK-based, Saudi-linked opposition network, and the domestic Telegram news aggregator Khabari both highlighted that this internet cutoff is unfolding under intense "wartime conditions." Emphasizing the severe restrictions on the free flow of information, DW Persian—the Farsi-language service of Germany's public broadcaster, which frequently highlights human rights issues in Iran—quoted NetBlocks stating: "While real voices are silenced and civilians are deprived of access to vital updates, continuous streams of regime-approved content fill the void." Iran International also echoed identical observations regarding the information vacuum being actively filled by content approved by the Islamic Republic. Al Arabiya Farsi, a Saudi state-owned network highly critical of Tehran, reported that citizens' access to essential information and communication has been severely limited, even as government-sanctioned content continues to be published seamlessly online. The 312-hour milestone of disconnection was widely corroborated across Farsi social media, including by the student-focused channel Ye Danesh Amoz, which reiterated the stark 1% connectivity figure to its followers.All sources unanimously report the 14-day, 1% connectivity statistics provided by NetBlocks. The narrative regarding the stifling of civilian voices versus the proliferation of regime-approved content is consistent across the foreign-based opposition and state-sponsored outlets (Iran International, DW Persian, Al Arabiya Farsi).