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Iran's government promises to drop internet restrictions "once normal conditions return"
An Iranian government spokeswoman promised the country's roughly 93 million people on Monday that the severe restrictions on internet access would be lifted, but not until "normal conditions return."
"The government's view is that everyone should have fair access to all infrastructure, including the internet," Fatemah Mohajerani said in a statement delivered on Iranian state TV.
"The restrictions that have been imposed over the years, especially in 1404 [2025–2026], when their frequency was naturally higher due to very difficult, severe, and painful events that occurred that year, mean that we have passed through a year with frequent internet disruptions," Mohajerani said. "After the disruptions and once normal conditions return — that is, a return to normal circumstances — this situation will also return to normal, God willing."
Restrictions, which at times have amounted to a virtual shutdown of internet access, have been in place since the beginning of the year , when Iran was rocked by widespread anti-government protests.