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'Iran's digital blackout not about national security but control'

May 16, 2026, 18:40 GMT+1

Iran’s internet restrictions are about controlling the narrative rather than preventing cyberattacks or protecting national security, Iranian-American analyst Holly Dagres said on this week's Eye for Iran podcast, arguing Tehran fears ordinary Iranians speaking out while giving regime loyalists and sympathetic influencers selective access.

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