3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (764+ words) A woman checks her smartphone while sitting on a bench along a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption CAIRO — Iranians began to regain internet access on Wednesday after authorities ended a monthslong shutdown. But…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (70+ words) Iran is experiencing the longest internet blackout ever recorded with 99% of the population offline. But certain people — with "white internet" — have stayed connected this entire time. Some people in Iran have kept internet access despite government-imposed blackout Iran is experiencing…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (623+ words) Iran has cut off the internet during the war, and the blackout is hurting businesses and the crumbling economy. After 59 days of war, the internet is still largely blocked in Iran. Police say they have arrested more than 1,800 people for…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (10+ words) Sycophantic AI flatters and suggests you are not to blame NPR...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (945+ words) People at the Kapikoy border crossing between Turkey and Iran, in eastern Van province, Turkey, March 2. Pavel Nemecek/AP hide caption VAN, Turkey — Dazed by the sun and tired by more than a dozen hours of travel by bus, the…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (555+ words) As the Israel and the U.S. continue striking Iran, Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey to find an Internet connection with access cut off in Iran Iran is still under a near-total communications blackout ever since the U.S. and Israel…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (88+ words) Social media platforms are awash with videos and images of the strikes on Iran. What they do and don't show. How social media is responding to the strikes in Iran Social media platforms are awash with videos and images of…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (662+ words) Weeks into an internet blackout in Iran, NPR speaks to a protester who is still online and a U.S.-based activist who is trying to get more Starlink terminals into the country to get more people online. AREZOU REZVANI, BYLINE: The…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (67+ words) While fears of an imminent US operation in Iran have receded, tensions remain sky high as street protests continue and communication is difficult due to fear and internet blackouts. Fear and internet blackouts make communication difficult for Iranians While fears…...

8+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (250+ words) There's a new sound of protest going viral on TikTok. What is being said, and how much impact could it have?We're just two weeks into January, but this year has already been eventful. There's Trump's incursion into Venezuela, and…...