Iran entrepreneurs angered by months-long internet blackout

Paris: Mahla, an interior designer in Tehran, says she has been forced to sell her valuables and gold to pay employees as Iran’s internet shutdown, imposed at the start of the Middle East war, tanks her business.

The internet blackout, which was put in place soon after the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, was already the longest nationwide shutdown on record as of April 5, according to NetBlocks, which says it has now lasted more than 50 days.