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Iran Completes 240 Hours Without Internet

Published March 10, 2026, 12:12
Iran Completes 240 Hours Without Internet

Iran is experiencing an extensive internet outage that has lasted 240 hours, ranking it as one of the most severe government-imposed nationwide internet shutdowns globally. The outage, the second largest in Iranian history after the January protests, has led Iran to spend a third of 2026 offline. Tehran has taken measures of suppression, attempting to cut off protesters from the Starlink network, using interference systems that degrade the operation of satellite connections. Iran has a long history of controlling and manipulating the internet, using military jamming technology to make satellite connections unstable and discourage their use.