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19 Jan 2026, 16:21

The scientific assistant to the President of the Islamic Republic claimed on Tuesday, January 29, that the country's internet will return to normal by the end of the week.

According to Iranian media Telegram channels, Hossein Afshin stated that "the country's internet network is gradually returning to normal, and the existing restrictions will soon be lifted."

Based on the latest report from "NetBlocks," which monitors internet status worldwide, Iran's connectivity indicators to the global internet remain at the lowest possible level (close to zero) on the twelfth day of its "total blackout."

Statistical charts indicate a sudden drop in connectivity from about 100% to 1% on January 7, which has continued to this day (January 29). NetBlocks has announced that the sporadic passage of some messages in recent days could be a sign of testing a heavily filtered "intranet" by the Islamic Republic government.

On Tuesday, some government-affiliated media reported that Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, advised Ali Larijani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, to "lift the internet restrictions as soon as possible." It is unclear why Masoud Pezeshkian, who is the head of the Islamic Republic's Supreme National Security Council, only "recommended" to Ali Larijani to lift the restrictions in this regard instead of issuing an order to his own Minister of Communications to restore the country's internet.
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