Overview
- NetBlocks measured international connectivity at roughly two percent of normal levels on the tenth day of the blackout.
- Residents reported that domestic SMS sending resumed, while inbound texts from abroad remain blocked.
- The limited texting capability enables two-factor authentication for online banking, but foreign services stay inaccessible.
- Experts say authorities blocked international gateways and used narrow IP whitelists, with reports indicating satellite links such as Starlink were jammed.
- Iranian human rights groups reported more than 3,400 deaths during the crackdown, figures that are difficult to verify under the communications blackout.