Iran experienced a near-total internet blackout on Thursday amid widespread protests across the country, according to multiple internet monitoring organisations.
Web monitoring firms including NetBlocks, Cloudflare, and IODA recorded sharp drops in connectivity nationwide, while analysts said only minimal traffic remained. Amir Rashidi, an Iranian cybersecurity researcher with the nonprofit Miaan Group, said Iran was near-totally disconnected from the outside world.
Doug Madory, director of internet analysis at Kentik, confirmed that Iran's internet had been in near-total blackout since around 8 p.m. local time in Tehran. Cloudflare's head of data insight, David Belson, said the country was effectively completely offline.
