{"id":363434,"date":"2026-03-12T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=413104"},"modified":"2026-03-16T02:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:54:18","slug":"more-than-90-million-inhabitants-of-iran-are-without-internet-a-98-collapse-in-the-countrys-traffic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/more-than-90-million-inhabitants-of-iran-are-without-internet-a-98-collapse-in-the-countrys-traffic\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 90 million inhabitants of Iran are without Internet, a 98% collapse in the country&#039;s traffic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The internet blackout in Iran has surpassed ten days, <strong>leaving approximately 90 million Iranians effectively disconnected from the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/business\/article\/alternatives-proofpoint\" title=\"According to data from Cloudflare\">According to data from Cloudflare<\/a>, HTTP traffic in the country has fallen below 1% of pre-blackout levels, which began on February 28, 2026, coinciding with military bombings by the U.S. and Israel. This situation has caused an immediate 98% collapse in internet traffic, significantly impacting all Iranian regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: The Iranian people remain without internet, as the regime is projected to continue the blackout indefinitely.<br><br>Only 1 in 9 chance access is restored this week.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SORva74hAl\">https:\/\/t.co\/SORva74hAl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Polymarket (@Polymarket) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Polymarket\/status\/2013996889746583964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iran, disconnected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/microsoft-dismantles-a-financial-threat-group-that-has-already-stolen-more-than-5000-credentials-to-date\" title=\"The monitoring firm NetBlocks has confirmed\">The monitoring firm NetBlocks has confirmed<\/a> that the disruption was imposed by the Iranian government and is not the result of a cyberattack or damage to infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The drop in traffic was rapid and deliberate, affecting the entire country uniformly<\/strong>. In the most populated areas, such as Tehran, which accounts for 65% of the traffic, and other provinces like Fars and Isfahan, traffic has also decreased to near-zero levels since March 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran has now been largely offline for 18 hours, with an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Internet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Internet<\/a> shutdown put into place following strikes by the US &amp; Israel. However, small amounts of Web &amp; DNS traffic are still getting through, and IPv4 routes remain available, suggesting some users and sites are allowlisted\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/58nJLkLkvs\">pic.twitter.com\/58nJLkLkvs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cloudflare Radar (@CloudflareRadar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CloudflareRadar\/status\/2027917129014546719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Iranian Minister of Communications has acknowledged that the blackout <strong>generates an economic cost of approximately 35.7 million dollars per day<\/strong>. Online sales have decreased by up to 80%, reflecting a halt in economic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This internet blockade not only affects business activities but also represents <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/a-group-of-iranian-cybercriminals-has-attacked-dozens-of-embassies-and-consulates-around-the-world\">a violation of fundamental rights, as noted by Human Rights Watch<\/a>, by limiting access to vital information for civil security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have reported that only websites approved on Iran&#8217;s National Information Network are accessible. As the situation drags on, <strong>the blackout is becoming one of the most severe imposed by a government worldwide<\/strong>, with Iran experiencing approximately one-third of the year 2026 disconnected. The international community is closely monitoring the evolution of this critical event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The internet blackout in Iran has lasted over ten days, leaving approximately 90 million Iranians effectively disconnected from the world. According to data from Cloudflare, HTTP traffic in the country has fallen below 1% of pre-blackout levels, which began on February 28, 2026, coinciding with military bombings by the U.S. and Israel. This situation has caused an immediate 98% collapse in internet traffic, with a significant impact across all Iranian regions. Iran, offline The monitoring firm NetBlocks has confirmed that the disruption was [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":363435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1787,19069],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-363434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-internet","tag-iran-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363434"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":363694,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363434\/revisions\/363694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363434"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=363434"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=363434"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=363434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}