The Daily Populous Tuesday May 26th, 2026 day edition
Authored by iranintl.com and submitted by Virtual-History-6099

Earlier in the day, Pezeshkian ordered the Ministry of Communications to restore international internet access to its pre-January status, according to his spokesman.

ICT Minister Sattar Hashemi later told Shargh daily that the process of restoring the country’s internet access had begun.

The semi-official ISNA news agency reported that the order is expected to be implemented on Tuesday.

The shift in tone became apparent after the IRGC-affiliated Fars News agency first questioned whether the administration had the authority to issue such an order, arguing that because the restrictions were imposed by the Supreme National Security Council, only the same body could formally reverse them.

Hours later, however, Fars appeared to soften its position in an editorial describing the reopening as a necessary “technical and security” decision that would have happened “sooner or later” as cyber conditions improved.

The outlet said the restrictions had originally been imposed to prevent cyber espionage and protect critical infrastructure during wartime conditions and an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks.

While acknowledging criticism over the legal process behind the decision, Fars dismissed efforts to turn the issue into a political dispute and accused some reformist media outlets of exploiting the shutdown to deepen internal divisions during what it described as a “full-scale war.”

The president’s order followed the fourth meeting of the Special Task Force on Cyberspace Management, which ended with nine votes in favor and three against reconnecting Iran to the global internet, according to reports.

Peyman Jebelli, head of Iran’s state broadcaster, and Mohammad-Amin Aghamiri, secretary of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace, were among the strongest opponents of restoring international internet access, Faraz reported citing informed sources.

According to Faraz, both men remained firmly opposed to reconnecting the country to the global internet until the end of the meeting.

The report said Aghamiri’s position was particularly notable because the secretary of the Supreme Council of Cyberspace is appointed by the president. Although Aghamiri was first appointed under the previous administration, Pezeshkian later retained him in the post.

Faraz said Aghamiri’s opposition had placed him at odds with the government at a time when Pezeshkian has publicly identified restoring internet access as one of his priorities.

ThePesticle on May 26th, 2026 at 00:53 UTC »

Soooo...the talks are going well then...

SneakyMamba007 on May 25th, 2026 at 22:57 UTC »

Just before the markets open tomorrow...after setting up shorts

ordnance_inbound on May 25th, 2026 at 22:52 UTC »

How many "peace in the middle east" agreements is trump going to sell lol