The Iranian government is planning to create a domestic internet network with limited access to websites within the country, The Guardian newspaper reported.
According to the report, Iran's state news agency IRIB has recently published a list of all websites that will be accessible in the country. The list includes domestic search engines, map and navigation services, messaging applications, as well as an internal streaming platform that is considered the Iranian version, which only contains state-approved videos.
The newspaper notes that these steps reveal that Iran is making serious efforts to build a so-called "national internet" and a network controlled by the government with minimal contact with the outside world.
It is reported that the most critical alternative to this system are the Starlink terminals that have been secretly brought to the country over the past two years. Those using these devices, which provide access to the internet via thousands of low-orbit satellites, may face serious danger.
The Guardian recalls that protests in Iran began in late December 2025 against the backdrop of a sharp depreciation of the national currency - the Iranian rial.
