Iran moves to restore Internet services in stages: spokesperson

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Iran moves to restore Internet services in stages: spokesperson

2026-01-21 15:12 Last Updated At：22:47

Iran has begun a phased restoration of global Internet access, a National Cyber Center spokesperson announced Tuesday.

The restoration progress will be advanced in phases based on predetermined priorities, said the spokesperson.

Several local instant messaging software applications in Iran were restored for use early Tuesday morning, according to a reporter of China Media Group.

Users can access various interactive functions, including group chat, dynamic posting, and multimedia transmission.

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

The authorities have pledged to address economic challenges and have vowed to crack down on violence and sabotage.

European Parliament puts EU-US trade deal on hold over Greenland tariff threats

The European Parliament on Wednesday decided to put on hold approval of the trade deal between the European Union (EU) and the United States following U.S. threats of tariffs linked to Greenland.

Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament's International Trade Committee, said in a statement that the Parliament would suspend work on two legislative proposals related to the deal given the continued and escalating threats, including tariff threats, against Greenland and Denmark.

Under the EU-U.S. trade deal hammered out last July, the European Union would suspend tariffs on all U.S. industrial products and introduce tariff-rate quotas for a wide range of U.S. agri-food products entering the EU market. In return, the United States would apply a 15-percent import tariff on most EU goods. The European Commission subsequently published two legislative proposals aimed at implementing certain tariff aspects of the agreement.