Iran eases internet curbs after ceasefire with Israel
"The communication network is gradually returning to its previous state," said the Revolutionary Guards' cyber security command in a statement carried by state media.
The country's communications minister, Sattar Hashemi, said in a post on X: "With the normalization of conditions, the state of communication access has returned to its previous conditions."
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