Iran has throttled internet access in the country in a purported attempt to hamper Israel's ability to conduct covert cyber ...

The government has also asked citizens to delete WhatsApp, and plans to shut off access to the global internet.

The ban includes smartwatches, mobile phones, and laptops and appeared to be prompted by a fear of an Israeli strike aimed at ...

Iranian officials had warned people to stop using WhatsApp, Telegram and other "location-based applications," according to a ...

Iran plunged into a near-total internet blackout on Tuesday as Israel continued to bombard the country. Two companies that ...

Iran imposed temporary restrictions on internet access in the country following the Israeli attacks, according to the ...

Israel launched a wave of strikes across Iran on Friday that targeted its nuclear program and military sites, killing at ...

There has been significant decline in internet traffic within Iran as a result of temporary restrictions issued by the country’s Ministry of Information and Communications following Israeli strikes, ...

Maya Mehrara is a News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K.. Her focus is reporting on international news. She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran.

Iran in November 2019 imposed nationwide internet limits during rare protests against ... toll and had "the apparent purpose of preventing access to information about what is happening there." ...

"Authorities have previously disrupted connectivity during protests, showing their willingness to limit access," she said. Iran was, in fact, one of the biggest perpetrators of internet shutdowns ...

India recorded 11 out of the 55 internet restrictions reported in Asia. The only country to top this number was Iran with 29 restrictions ... internet restrictions limit the spread of information ...