Tehran [Iran], May 26 (ANI): The Iranian government has announced plans to restore international internet access in the coming days following a decision by a special cyberspace task force formed to review restrictions imposed on connectivity.
According to Iran’s ISNA news agency, government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said during a weekly press conference that President Masoud Pezeshkian had already issued the order to reopen internet access.
“The President has issued the decree to reopen international internet access. We hope to be able to restore this rightful right of the people to them within the coming days,” Mohajerani said.
Speaking at the Sacred Defense Museum garden during the briefing, she said the government had moved to address concerns surrounding internet restrictions.
“Given the restrictions on the internet and the commitment of Dr. Pezeshkian and the government to preventing injustice and discrimination, the Cyberspace Organization Speciality Task Force was formed,” she stated.
Mohajerani added that the task force concluded its deliberations a day earlier and recommended reopening internet access.
“This headquarters concluded yesterday that the internet should be reopened, and yesterday the President notified the Ministry of Communications,” she said.
Iranian authorities had imposed a near-total internet blackout across the country for more than 87 days, according to internet monitoring group NetBlocks.
The restrictions reportedly hampered civilians’ access to information during the bombing campaign by Israel and the United States while also severely affecting businesses dependent on internet connectivity.
The restrictions were first implemented on January 8 in response to nationwide anti-government protests, with access gradually returning to normal in February before a new blackout followed the start of US-Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28.
Meanwhile, as the security situation continues to evolve in West Asia and the Gulf region, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Tuesday that the region would no longer serve as a shield for American military bases.
He made the remarks as the Hajj pilgrimage commenced.
Mojtaba Khamenei wrote on X, “The hand of time does not turn back, and the nations and lands of the region will no longer serve as shields for American bases. America will no longer have a safe haven for mischief and the establishment of military bases in the region.”
Earlier, Al Jazeera, citing the Council on Foreign Relations, reported that the United States operates a broad network of military sites, both permanent and temporary, across at least 19 locations in the region, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.
As the United States and Iran continue negotiations toward a potential peace agreement, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday sharply criticized the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, calling for unrestricted maritime passage.
Rubio said the Strait of Hormuz should remain “open without tolls” and asserted that “no country in the world is accepting of a tolling system except Iran.”
“The strait needs to be open without tolls. What is happening there is unlawful, illegal, unsustainable and unacceptable. No country in the world is accepting of a tolling system except Iran,” Rubio said.
Speaking on the prospects of a diplomatic agreement with Iran, Rubio added, “President Donald Trump had a historic call with a number of leaders from the region, and I think there is a strong alignment and agreement on what a preliminary draft should look like. It will take a couple of days to settle on. Either there is going to be a good deal, or there isn’t going to be one.” (ANI)
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