{"id":527718,"date":"2026-04-13T01:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527718\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T01:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:36:10","slug":"us-military-says-blockade-of-irans-ports-to-begin-monday-after-tehran-says-it-will-not-surrender-follow-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527718\/","title":{"rendered":"US military says blockade of Iran’s ports to begin Monday, after Tehran says it will not ‘surrender’ – follow live"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who is still connected to the internet in Iran?published at 01:21 BST<\/p>\n

01:21 BST<\/p>\n

\"\"Ghoncheh Habibiazad
Senior reporter, BBC Persian<\/p>\n

Iran has been under a near-total internet outage since the war began on 28 February.<\/p>\n

Iranian authorities often cite reasons such as protecting the country from cyberattacks to restrict internet access.<\/p>\n

But these measures also limit the flow of information among citizens and make it harder for those who rely on the internet to provide for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n

Those who remain connected can be broadly divided into two groups: those who have been granted access, and those paying a lot.<\/p>\n

The BBC understands that the first group mainly consists of officials, pro-establishment users, journalists, and more recently, some academics and university students.<\/p>\n

Some in the first group stay connected with authorised SIM cards and selective institutional access.<\/p>\n

The second group is mostly ordinary citizens paying a lot to keep their connections, using satellite internet such as Starlink, or connections routed through it.<\/p>\n

Internet access via Starlink is being sold at around $6 (\u00a34.50) per gigabyte – a high price in a country where the average monthly salary is estimated to be between $200 and $300.<\/p>\n

Using Starlink in Iran can lead to up to two years in prison, and authorities have reportedly confiscated hundreds of devices since the war began.<\/p>\n

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