Iran has come back online—for now
The regime has a long history of cutting access to the internet
WHAT NEXT for Iran? A fragile ceasefire with Israel has paused the missile fire but Iranians are nervous about what will follow. Some fear that a humiliated regime will turn inward and become more repressive. Yet the war also allowed a new generation of generals to sideline the clerics, who have ruled since 1979. As the guns fell silent, the regime relaxed some of its controls.
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