Iranian authorities announced the gradual relaxation of internet restrictions on Wednesday that were imposed with Israel during the 12-day war, after the performance of a ceasefire between the old enemies.
Strict internet curbs were gradually imposed since 13 June, when Israel launched a large attack on Iran, which went back with waves of rocket attacks. A ceasefish that came into effect on Tuesday seems to be.
“The communication network gradually returns to its previous state,” said the cyber unit of the revolutionary guards in a statement from the state media.
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It said that Israel had conducted a “widespread cyber war” with the aim of disturbing digital services and “abusing the network infrastructure to collect information and intensify the aggression”.
The Minister of Communication of Iran, Sattar Hashemi, also said in a position about X: “With the standardization of the circumstances, the state of communication access has returned to the earlier conditions”.
Again, the noble and patient people stood up to our beloved Iran in the most difficult circumstances.
Now it’s our turn.
With the standardization of the situation, the status of the communication access returned to the earlier conditions.
All people, especially the digital economy and activists of the country, apologize for this imposed situation …– Sattar Hashemi (@hashemisattar) June 25, 2025
Israel’s attack on Iran focused on Iranian nuclear facilities and killed the best military commanders and nuclear scientists.
Even before the war, the Iranian authorities had internet restrictions, especially on popular social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and others.
Over the years, Iranians have become used to the use of virtual private networks or VPNs to bypass internet restrictions.
In December, the top council of Iran voted responsible for guaranteeing the internet to remove a ban on the popular message request WhatsApp.
On Wednesday, WhatsApp still seemed to be blocked in Iran, only accessible via VPN services.
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