Iran internet blackout has lasted two weeks: monitor

This photograph taken during a tour for foreign media shows media representatives visiting the Beheshti Mosque that was damaged during recent public protests, in Tehran on January 21, 2026.[AFP]

The nationwide shutdown of the internet by authorities in Iran, which activists fear is aimed at masking the true scale of a crackdown on protests, has lasted more than two weeks, a monitor said Thursday.

"Iran has now been under a national internet blackout for two full weeks," said Netblocks in a post on X.