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Iran Internet Outage:
* Complete Shutdown: Iran is currently experiencing a near-total internet shutdown, with connectivity reported as “flatlining at ~1% of ordinary levels.”
* government Directed: Both Cloudflare and NetBlocks attribute the outage to actions by the Iranian government.
* Protest Suppression: The outage is widely believed to be an attempt to suppress communication and limit the sharing of information (especially footage of government responses) during ongoing anti-government protests.
* Past Occurrences: Iran has previously shut down the internet during protests (2019) and to allegedly prevent cyberattacks (2025).
Other Connectivity Issues:
* Russia (Belgorod): NetBlocks detected a major disruption to networks in Belgorod, western Russia, attributed to Ukrainian missile strikes.
* Ukraine (Dnipropetrovsk & Zaporizhzhia): A major decline in internet connectivity was observed in these Ukrainian regions, linked to Russian drone attacks on energy targets. Ukrainian energy workers are working on restoration.
The article focuses primarily on the internet shutdown in Iran and its likely connection to the current protests, but also briefly mentions related connectivity disruptions in Russia and Ukraine due to military actions.
