Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has officially greenlit the end of more than two weeks of a digital blackout during which thousands of protesters were killed, but internet connectivity remains unstable due to technical complications, IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported.
The CEO of Iran’s Telecommunications Infrastructure Company told reporters that problems affecting access to the internet are expected to be resolved on Saturday or Sunday.
The official said efforts are underway to stabilize connectivity after intermittent disruptions, the report said.
According to Fars News, the decision to reconnect Iran to the internet was approved by the Supreme National Security Council late Friday and formally communicated to the Ministry of Communications.
From around midday on Saturday, many users across Iran briefly regained access to the internet. However, the connection was short-lived and unstable, cutting out again after roughly 30 minutes, according to Fars News.
Fars News quoted officials at the Ministry of Communications as saying that work is continuing to restore international internet access, but that fully stabilizing the connection will take time due to technical complexity.
The ministry did not provide a precise timeline for when access would return on a sustained basis.
