As Iran faces massive US and Israeli airstrikes and a contentious leadership transition, global network monitors confirm the country has been subjected to a complete international internet blackout for two full weeks.
Global network monitor NetBlocks confirmed on Saturday morning that Iran's international internet outage has reached exactly 336 hours, marking two full weeks since the country was disconnected. This staggering milestone coincides with a period of severe national upheaval, occurring directly alongside unprecedented US and Israeli airstrikes that devastated Iranian military infrastructure between March 9 and 13, 2026, as well as the rapid appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as the third Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic.
The diaspora-based opposition network Iran International reports that the Iranian population has been plunged into a "digital darkness" following a strict, government-ordered shutdown. According to the network, Iranians remain completely isolated from the outside world and are restricted to a limited domestic intranet, all while state-approved government accounts continue to enjoy full access to the international internet.
The 336-hour blackout metric is not only being covered by opposition media but is also widely circulating across domestic Iranian Telegram channels. General domestic news aggregators such as Khabari Plus have broadcast the NetBlocks findings to their audiences. The disruption has become so pervasive that even specialized, non-political outlets are reporting on it; the domestic sports channel Varzesh3 interrupted its regular programming to announce according to Varzesh3 that Iran's international internet disconnection has reached 336 hours.
There is a uniform consensus across both diaspora opposition media and domestic Iranian channels (including non-political sports aggregators) regarding the NetBlocks data. The messaging from Iran International distinctly highlights the hypocrisy of the state maintaining internet access while enforcing a domestic blackout, a detail noticeably absent from the brief, matter-of-fact bulletins posted by domestic channels.