A member of the Industries and Mines Commission of the Islamic Republic of Parliament said that lifting internet restrictions will be followed up in more stable conditions. Mustafa Pourdehghan, in an interview with ISNA, said that the country’s priority at present is security-related issues. He said that follow-up for opening up the internet space and reducing restrictions

This lawmaker did not define a criterion for “more stable conditions” and did not give any timeline.

Decision-making about internet restrictions is not in the hands of Parliament.

Internet in Iran was restricted for 20 days starting on 18 Dey 1404, alongside nationwide protests. Starting on 9 Esfand 1404, with the start of attacks by the United States and Israel, internet traffic fell by 98 percent. This outage lasted more than two thousand hours and was the longest nationwide blackout recorded in the world.

NetBlocks announced on 5 Khordad 1405 that connectivity had returned to about 86 percent, but filtering remained in place, access to WhatsApp is limited, and some areas are still deprived of full access.