Tehran, March 23 -- The Islamic Republic has reached a grim milestone as a nationwide digital shutdown, orchestrated by Iranian authorities, enters its 24th consecutive day, according to the international internet monitoring service NetBlocks.

In a post on X, the watchdog group revealed that the disruption has now surpassed the 552-hour mark, noting that the ongoing outage is "among the most severe registered in any country." The monitoring service highlighted the stratified nature of the blackout, observing that "international connectivity remains unavailable to the general public while authorities maintain a selective whitelist for global access."

Amid this internal communication blackout, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has c...