Overview
- NetBlocks and Cloudflare report national connectivity at roughly 1–4% through March 1, indicating a near‑total blackout lasting more than a day.
- The disruption followed coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes under Operation Epic Fury, with monitoring timelines showing service collapsed within hours of the attacks.
- Analysts say the traffic pattern matches prior state‑imposed restrictions, with Cloudflare noting small allowlisted flows and active IPv4 routes that kept limited access for select users.
- The shutdown came after Iranian outlets, including IRNA, reported sophisticated cyberattacks that disrupted domestic news sites.
- Communications constraints are obscuring independent assessments of damage and casualties, and reports on leadership targets remain unverified.