January 18, 2026
The Jerusalem Post – Access to Google has been restored across Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked Tasnim News Agency reported on Sunday.

Access to the search engine “has become available to all mobile phone lines and internet companies,” the report claimed.

The report comes amid an internet blackout that started at approximately 8:30 p.m. on January 8 during nationwide anti-regime protest activity across the Islamic Republic.

“Strict controls and filters are being implemented,” HRANA commented.

 

Traffic falls again after two hours of spike

Netblocks later updated that traffic levels fell again two hours after the initial spike in internet traffic was recorded.

However, “during this time, some Iranians were able to give updates detailing the severity of the crisis on the ground,” the traffic monitor noted.