Iran goes dark amid 'regime paranoia', blackout follows Israeli, US strikes on compound

NetBlocks CEO Alp Toker confirms Iran imposed a strategic internet blackout following Israeli strikes on Tehran, describing it as consistent with the country's wartime playbook.

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"We're tracking the ongoing blackout, but our assessment is that this is straight out of Iran's wartime playbook and consistent both technically and strategically with what we saw during the 2025 Twelve-Day War with Israel," Toker told Fox News Digital.

"Iran's internet connectivity is now flatlining around the 1% level, so the original blackout the regime imposed during the morning has been consolidated," he confirmed.