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Iran restores SMS sending and receiving services, state media says

Jan 16, 2026, 22:00 GMT+0

Iranian state media report that SMS sending and receiving services have been restored across mobile phone operators.

The internet has been shut down since January 8. During the digital blackout, the Islamic Republic carried out its deadliest crackdown in Iran's history, killing at least 12,000 people mostly on Jan. 8-9, according to senior government and security sources speaking to Iran Internation.

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