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Digital Siege: How Iranians Are Using Technology to Survive Inside the Blackout

One week into the war, 90 million people are cut off at 1% connectivity - but citizens are routing through Starlink, Telegram, and VPNs to document strikes and reach family abroad.

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Geopolitics Technology

Inside Iran’s Digital Underground: How 92 Million Citizens Fight the World’s Most Sophisticated Internet Blackout

From Starlink terminals smuggled across borders to mesh networks and Tor bridges, Iranians have built a resistance infrastructure that evolves faster than the regime can suppress it.

9 min read ·