Overview
- Iran has remained largely offline since January 8, with NetBlocks reporting only brief whitelisting and limited tunneling through VPNs.
- Ali Bahraini, Iran’s envoy in Geneva, said full access could return within days and asserted the shutdown achieved a security objective against violent actors.
- Yousef Pezeshkian, a media adviser and the president’s son, urged authorities to restore connectivity, warning the blackout fuels public dissatisfaction.
- HRANA reports more than 5,100 confirmed protest deaths with thousands more under investigation, while officials cite 3,117, and a UN official voiced concern over reports of sexual violence.
- Economic losses from the outage are mounting, with estimates from $4.3 million to $37 million per day, as domestic services on the National Information Network persist and companies like Snapp report sharp revenue drops.