Iran restores partial internet access after record months-long blackout

Iran started restoring access to the internet – a sign that the longest shutdown of its kind in history is easing amid a diplomatic push to end the war with the US.Monitoring group NetBlocks said there was a “partial restoration” on Tuesday after 88 days of near-total blackout on the national network, showing connectivity had risen from close to zero to around 35 per cent of typical levels.“In line with the esteemed President’s mission and in fulfilment of the government’s promise, the first step toward free and regulated access to cyberspace has been taken,” First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref, who chairs the government’s Special Task Force for the Regulation and Governance of cyberspace, said on social media.