{"id":527852,"date":"2026-04-13T03:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527852\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T03:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:33:10","slug":"us-to-blockade-irans-ports-from-monday-as-trump-says-he-doesnt-care-if-tehran-returns-to-talks-follow-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527852\/","title":{"rendered":"US to blockade Iran’s ports from Monday, as Trump says he doesn’t ‘care’ if Tehran returns to talks – 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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