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Iran’s Blackout Reaches Five Days, With Starlink Jammed and Officials Citing Foreign Threats

Rights groups say the shutdown conceals abuses, with independent monitors reporting a near‑total loss of connectivity.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of Starlink v2-mini satellites lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the US Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on June 10, 2025.
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Overview

  • NetBlocks and other monitors report Iran has been largely offline for about 96 hours, with connectivity reduced to a fraction of normal levels.
  • The communications cut is crippling daily life and the economy, disrupting banking, card payments, flights, mobile services and independent reporting.
  • Authorities have targeted satellite alternatives, with GPS interference and jamming degrading Starlink access to patchy coverage in limited areas.
  • Amnesty International calls the blackout a human rights violation and warns it masks killings and mass arrests, as activist group HRANA cites 544 deaths and over 10,681 detentions.
  • Iran’s foreign minister says access was blocked over terrorist operations coordinated from abroad, while President Trump threatens consequences and discusses Starlink access with Elon Musk.