Authorities have issued a preliminary statement that the internet shutdown is being implemented to repel a cyber-attack on the countrys infrastructure. Iran has faced series of network disruptions through recent months, with some attributed to external factors and others to state information controls to control public protests. Iran was one of several countries to be affected by an international network failure that also caused widespread disruption to Google services and sparked concerns about intentional blocking. The outage had partial impact and was ongoing with some network operators at the time of initial reporting.”]
Source: https://netblocks.org/reports/internet-shutdown-in-iran-following-reported-cyber-attack-18lJVDBa