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Why Iran is Building a Digital Cage It Can’t Afford

February 12, 2026 Calla O’Neil 1945

The January 2026 internet blackout in Iran, following protests that erupted on December 28, has exposed the deep failures of the National Information Network (NIN).

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Alexander B. Gray Alexander John Paul Lutz Anna Harvey Annie Swingen Avi Jorisch Brent D. Ziarnick Calla O'Neil Chloe E. Smith Cody Retherford

Damjan Krnjević Mišković David Wilezol E. Wayne Merry Eran Ortal Herman Pirchner, Jr. Ilan I. Berman James B. Skinner James S. Robbins John DiPirro Joshua Eisenman Kyle Kinnie Lamont Colucci Larry M. Wortzel Laura Linderman Lawrence J. Haas Lindsey Cliff Mamuka Tsereteli Matt Cesare Peter Garretson Rehna Sheth Richard M. Harrison S. Enders Wimbush S. Frederick Starr Svante E. Cornell Sven F. Kraemer Thomas Kent Thomas S. Sexton

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