Iran’s ‘Stealth Blackout’: A Multi-stakeholder Analysis of the June 2025 Internet Shutdown

Authors: Miaan Group, ASL19, IODA Contributors: Kentik, Cloudflare, OONI, Tor, Lantern, eQualitie, Psiphon  Executive Summary The June 2025 Internet shutdown in Iran, carried out during the war with Israel, marked a significant and strategically distinct moment in digital repression. This operation, which we term the “stealth blackout,” differed sharply from earlier shutdowns that relied onContinue reading “Iran’s ‘Stealth Blackout’: A Multi-stakeholder Analysis of the June 2025 Internet Shutdown”