Iranian merchants only have 20 minutes of supervised Internet access per day for transactions
Iran-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Majidreza Hariri said Iranian traders only have 20 minutes a day, according to a report by Iran International.
Iranian traders only have 20 minutes of internet access per day to conduct business with other countries, Farsi-language news network Iran International reported Sunday.
According to the report, President of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry Majidreza Hariri said that the Internet is available in Tehran and other provinces for registered persons who need to continue their operations with China.
“The time limit is not desirable, as it only allows checking a few emails in a short period of 20 minutes,” Hariri added.
According to another report by the Farsi-language network Manoto, Ali Hakim Javadi, director of the IT Industry Organization, announced that daily Internet outages cause economic damage of between two and three trillion tomans ($18-27 million).
Iran has been cut off from the internet since January 8, resulting in the longest internet outage in the country’s history. The Islamic Republic has used this as part of its suppression mechanism to quell nationwide protests reported in the country since late December.
Fires are set as protesters gather on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Credit: GETTY IMAGES)
Iran internet shutdown continues as regime targets protests
The Islamic regime assured last week that the internet would return to the country by Friday, and reports indicated that some regime-related services had been restored.
According to a report from private company NetBlocks, Iran’s internet outage lasted 400 hours on Sunday, with minimal activity recorded on Friday.
Meanwhile, the crackdown on protests continues to target civilians, with the regime reporting thousands of people killed since late December.
A report of TIMEReview said up to 30,000 people may have been killed across Iran during the two days of crackdown on January 8 and 9.
This figure, if true, would significantly increase the death toll compared to earlier estimates. A few days after the alleged massacre, Iran International reported that approximately 12,000 people died during the two-day period.
