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March 7, 2026
Iran's Internet Blackout Extends Into Second Week: NetBlocks
Iran's government cut internet connectivity shortly after the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Feb. 28.
TL;DR
- Iran has been under a near-complete internet blackout for a week, according to NetBlocks.
- Internet traffic is reportedly at 1% of normal levels.
- The blackout continues amid U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
- Analysts suggest the outage is a combination of state-ordered suppression and external cyber disruption.
- Iran has not officially commented on the outage.
- Cybersecurity firms are observing activity consistent with Iranian-aligned threat actors initiating denial-of-service attacks.
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