Iran partially restored global internet connectivity after it was severed on 28 February, but mobile internet remained largely disconnected and many sites stayed restricted. The limited access revealed strong public anger over food price inflation and shortages, with reported annual increases of 308% for vegetable oil, 190% for chicken, and 170% for rice. Social media posts described extreme expense, depleted savings, and inability to live normally. President Masoud Pezeshkian blamed the United States for Iran’s economic problems, framing them as economic warfare. The intelligence ministry warned that internet freedom could enable cognitive warfare and social provocations aimed at inciting protests. The government launched a resistance economy committee to address price gouging and shortages, while inflation pressures were linked to sanctions, exchange-rate pressure, and subsidy reductions.
"Connectivity remained patchy on Wednesday, with mobile internet still largely disconnected and many sites remaining restricted. But even the partial restoration was enough to reveal an outpouring of anger over price inflation and food shortages. Iranian authorities on Tuesday began restoring the connection to the global internet that was severed on the first day of the US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic on 28 February, as it had been during mass protests in January."
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