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Iran says internet to ‘gradually’ return to normal

Watchdog reports 'nationwide internet blackout' in Iran as protests mount
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Internet access in Iran will “gradually” return to normal this week, a senior Iranian official said Monday on the 11th day of an unprecedented shutdown.

Iran earlier this month imposed a nationwide communications blackout amid huge anti-government protests.

“The internet will gradually return to normal operations this week,” Hossein Afshin, Iran’s vice president for science, technology and the knowledge economy, said Monday on state television.

On Sunday, limited internet access briefly returned for some foreign websites such as Google, but as of Monday it was still impossible to open links from search results.

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