Iran Partially Restores Internet With Heavy Filters as Crackdown Persists

Overview

• Cybersecurity monitor NetBlocks reported a partial return of connectivity with heavy filtering, noting renewed access to some services such as Google.
• AFP journalists in Tehran were able to connect on Sunday, though most providers remained blocked, and users reported limited access to WhatsApp as Tasnim flagged a progressive reopening.
• The government ordered schools to reopen and the judiciary signaled rapid prosecutions, with spokesman Asghar Jahangir warning that some acts could be charged as moharebeh.
• Iran Human Rights said at least 3,428 people have been killed, cautioning that the real toll may be higher due to the blackout that impeded independent verification.
• President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that attacks on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would constitute total war for Iran, a statement widely interpreted as a response to President Donald Trump’s call for new leadership.