Iranians are left without internet access amid Middle East conflict

Marketplace Tech

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🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Iran's government knocked out internet and mobile networks after Israel began bombing the country. That’s left the population with little to no access to critical information. One person who watched this played out is Ahmad Ahmadian, executive director at Holistic Resilience, an organization that helps Iranians circumvent government censorship. He says Iran's government often restricts internet during critical times.

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1:53.5	Thank you. From American Public Media, this is Marketplace Tech. I'm Novosafo. Iran's government knocked down Internet and mobile networks after Israel began bombing the country,
1:58.8	and that left the population with little to no access to critical information.
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