New Delhi, April 5 -- Internet blackout in Iran, which was first imposed when the United States and Israel launched a joint operation on Tehran, has now entered its fifth week to be the longest nationwide shutdown on record, NetBlocks said in a post on X on Sunday, April 5.

In a tweet, NetBlocks said, "Iran's internet blackout is now the longest nation-scale internet shutdown on record in any country, exceeding all other comparable incidents in severity having entered its 37th consecutive day after 864 hours."

It said, "Exactly five weeks ago on Saturday 28 February, Iran cut off access to the global internet. The measure remains in place, entering day 36 after 840 hours, isolating the general public as authorities explore ways to give ...