A “moderate disruption” was recorded in internet connectivity in Iran on Monday, according to the NetBlocks internet watchdog.
The head of Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority, Amir Lajevardi, stated that one of the internet providers in Iran was experiencing difficulties on Monday and needed to inform and compensate users.
ℹ️ Confirmed: Metrics show a moderate disruption to internet connectivity in #Iran affecting multiple networks from early this morning; analysis of the incident is ongoing pic.twitter.com/zyLF3D4a12
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) April 8, 2024
Lajevardi added, “Despite the increased level of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in the last week, the country’s communication network is stable.”
The incident comes as tensions rise in the region, with Iran threatening to respond after several senior IRGC commanders were killed in an alleged Israeli airstrike in Damascus last week.
Past Iranian internet outages
Internet outages are reported periodically in Iran, occasionally due to infrastructure issues but sometimes also due to cyber attacks or restrictions implemented by the Islamic regime.
Iran has worked to isolate its internet network over the years, both to protect against cyberattacks and to prevent Iranians from freely accessing content from around the world.
