Long-Duration Internet Shutdown in Iran Strains Economy

Iran has endured a 70+ day near-total internet blackout—the longest recorded shutdown in a connected society—costing an estimated $250 million USD per day in economic losses. Businesses warn of layoffs and closures as the outage persists amid the ongoing Iran-US conflict.

Sources

• NetBlocks: Iran's 70+ day internet blackout is "the longest recorded national internet shutdown in a connected society", as businesses warn of layoffs, closures (Golnar Motevalli/Bloomberg) Techmeme · Global
• Forced offline for most of 2026, Iranians say they're struggling to survive CBC News · Canada

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