Iran imposed the sweeping shutdown after the outbreak of war with the United States and Israel on February 28, citing national security concerns. What followed was an 88-day blackout that left a country of roughly 90 million people largely cut off from the global internet. illustrative image.

'Like I’ve come out of prison’: Iranians back online

Partial internet restoration sparks relief, scepticism and quiet acts of defiance

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US President Donald Trump speaks, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left), Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (second right) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2026.

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Woman dies after fall during 9th floor flat robbery

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Italian climber takes Gaza dreams to Everest

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Iran condemns US attacks as violation of ceasefire

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A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran.

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Airstrikes hit towns, hospital and dam area as Israel steps up Lebanon offensive

A scene in Sohmor in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Sohmor sits in the western Bekaa, an area Israel has repeatedly targeted as a Hezbollah stronghold and weapons corridor.

US-Iran tensions surge after CentCom strikes

First US strikes inside Iran since ceasefire talks raise fears of wider regional war

An F-22 Raptor during an aerial refueling: The US Central Command said that its aircraft carried out "defensive strikes" in southern Iran against targets including boats attempting to lay mines and ⁠missile launch sites. Attacks took place around Bandar Abbas and Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

All eyes on Trump’s rare Camp David meeting on Iran

Fresh military tensions shadow Trump’s Camp David cabinet push for Iran breakthrough

Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2026.

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