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    Tehran cuts global internet by 97% to counter cyber threats

    By Giselle HuJune 24, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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    • Iran cut access to about 97% of its global internet amid tensions with Israel, citing cyber‑attack prevention.
    • The shutdown sparks deep concern across telecom firms and blocks international communication channels. 

    What happened: Iran imposes major blackout

    In mid-June 2025, Iran implemented a near-total internet shutdown, cutting approximately 97% of its global internet traffic. This followed reports of cyber-attacks on local banks and the cryptocurrency platform Nobitex, which authorities blamed on hostile foreign actors. Officials justified the blackout as a security measure to protect Iran’s digital infrastructure during heightened tensions with Israel.

    The government redirected all online activity to the National Information Network (NIN), Iran’s domestic intranet, which remains functional while global platforms are inaccessible. Messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal, along with social platforms such as Instagram, have been blocked nationwide.

    Telecom operators including MCI and Irancell confirmed their compliance with government orders. Digital rights groups like NetBlocks have verified the outage, calling it one of the most severe since the November 2019 protests, raising fresh concerns about censorship and access to global communication.

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    Why it is important

    This aggressive blackout demonstrates how governments are increasingly willing to isolate their digital infrastructure during geopolitical crises. Iran’s deployment of the National Information Network enables state control over data flow, leaving citizens dependent on censored, domestic services and cutting them off from global platforms.

    For telecom operators and global businesses, such shutdowns bring economic uncertainty, risk to infrastructure investment, and damage to public trust. International human rights groups warn that prolonged disconnections reduce information transparency, hinder emergency response, and violate digital freedoms.

    Furthermore, Iran’s model of “national internet sovereignty” is being studied by other authoritarian regimes, which could accelerate a global fragmentation of the internet. If replicated, this could undermine open internet principles and increase the likelihood of state-sponsored cyber conflict and surveillance.

    Cybersecurity Information control Internet blackout Iran-Israel conflict Telecom sector
    Giselle Hu

    Giselle is a community engagement specialist at BTW Media, with a background in film production, curation, and journalism. She studied producing at MetFilm School London and previously worked as a criminal news reporter at a Chinese TV station. Contact her at g.hu@btw.media.

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