Internet blackout recurs in Iran after brief restoration

Iran's Mehr News Agency said Saturday that internet service in the country was "partially restored," but users in Iran lost access again shortly afterward, according to a China Media Group (CMG) reporter.

"Now I'm working in the media center set up by the Iranian government for all media outlets in Iran. At the moment, no one has internet access, so many media workers have gathered here to continue their work. The Iranian government has not made any statement regarding when internet access will be restored," said CMG reporter Li Jiannan inTehran.

According to the Tasnim News Agency, Iran restored short message service (SMS) on Friday evening, and internet access will be restored gradually in a phased, step-by-step manner.

Iran imposed severe restrictions on access to the global internet and suspended SMS on Jan. 8, citing riots and terrorist attacks targeting civilians, security forces, and public buildings.

Internet blackout recurs in Iran after brief restoration

The United States will impose 10-percent tariffs on all goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Finland over Greenland starting on Feb. 1, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday.

Those tariffs would increase to 25 percent on June 1, and would continue until a deal is reached for the United States to purchase Greenland, he said on social media.

On Friday, Trump said at a White House event that he "may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland," because the U.S. need Greenland "for national security."

Greenland has a self-governing government within the Kingdom of Denmark, with Copenhagen retaining authority over its defense and foreign policies. The United States maintains a military base on the island. Since returning to the White House in 2025, Trump has repeatedly expressed a strong desire to "obtain" Greenland by any mean.

Trump says U.S. to impose tariffs on 8 European nations over Greenland