PARIS, France, Jan 25, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The head of Iran's telecoms company told local media on Saturday that internet service would be restored "today or tomorrow", the Fars news agency reported. It also reported that the Supreme National Security Council had on Friday night approved the reconnection of the internet and notified the communications ministry. "God willing, this issue will be resolved today or tomorrow," Behzad Akbari, chief executive of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Company, was quoted as saying by Fars. Under the cover of the blackout, Iranian authorities launched a deadly crackdown on protesters, with rights groups documenting several thousand dead and the Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights saying the final figure could top 25,000. He said "keeping the internet shut will create dissatisfaction and widen the gap between the people and the government".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 25, 2026 02:43 UTC