An administrative court in Iran on Tuesday suspended the presidential body that ordered the internet in the country on Monday. He made the decision “after filing complaints”, the Mizán website reported without providing further details, AFP reported, writes TASR.
- An administrative court in Iran has suspended the presidential internet authority.
- President Masúd Pezeškiján established a cyber command and ordered the restoration of the Internet.
The decision of the administrative court suspended the activity of the Special Command for the Organization and Management of Cyberspace in Iran, which was established by the decree of the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkiyan on May 12. Local media reported that the head of state also issued an instruction to restore internet availability.
Complaints against the authority
The AFP said it was unclear who filed the complaints that led to the body’s suspension.
Internet access in the Islamic Republic has been almost completely blocked since the start of the war, which was triggered by US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28. Only the so-called the national internet, which allows you to visit state-approved websites.
Economic and social consequences
As a result, millions of Iranians lost the opportunity to connect with relatives abroad. The economic consequences are also significant, because the blocking of the Internet also affects many merchants who are often dependent on it.
While ordinary Iranians rely on expensive VPNs to bypass the restrictions, the authorities have also introduced an official multi-tiered ‘Pro Internet’ system in recent weeks, which provides wider internet access to selected professional groups, but at higher fees.
Reasons for blocking the Internet
Iranian authorities officially claim that they are blocking the Internet for security reasons. However, according to observers, the Islamic regime probably disconnected it to prevent the spread of news, photos and videos on social networks about the true extent of war damage and the mood of society.
NetBlocks, an organization that monitors internet availability around the world, said the outage in Iran after the outbreak of war was “the longest nationwide internet shutdown ever recorded”.
