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TEHRAN: Internet access will continue to be blocked to the Iranian people while the war continues, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani told state broadcaster IRIB on Tuesday, reported German news agency dpa.

Mohajerani said that while the government was in favour of free access, other considerations applied in wartime.

Access to the internet has been restricted in Iran since US and Israeli forces began attacking the country on February 28, in what has become the longest uninterrupted outage ever.

Most of the population of some 90 million has access only to content approved by the state, while parts of the military and the political elite can continue to use the internet without restriction.

Iranian media continue to publish on Telegram and X - services that are blocked for the population.

Online commerce has come to a virtual standstill, affecting hundreds of thousands of businesses.