No sign of end to Iranian internet blackout despite regime claims

Internet monitors unsure if political or technical issues behind delay after access was cut off during protests in January

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An Iranian government announcement on Tuesday that an 88-day internet blackout was being brought to an end did not have any immediate noticeable impact, according to internet monitors.

It was not clear if technical or political issues were delaying the end of the clampdown, the longest in Iran’s history, which was imposed during brutally suppressed protests in January.