India, May 26 -- In a major announcement that signals a move toward normalcy, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an official order to restore international internet access across Iran. The directive, which was formally communicated to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology on Monday, aims to return connectivity to its pre-January 2026 status. The decision comes after a near-90-day communications blackout that left the vast majority of the Iranian population effectively cut off from the global World Wide Web.

The move follows a meeting of the special government Cyber Space Steering and Organising Headquarters, chaired by First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref. According to semi-official reports from the Tas...