# Iranian Cyberspace OSINT Report — During Active Israeli Strikes on Tehran

> **Date:** February 28, 2026
> **Time of Scan:** Immediately following confirmed Israeli daylight strikes on Tehran
> **Context:** Israel launched strikes near Supreme Leader Khamenei's offices; Iran shut down airspace; sirens across Israel
> **Method:** HTTP/HTTPS probe from US-based clearnet (no Tor/VPN) with 10s connect timeout, 15s max
> **Targets Probed:** 150+ domains across all sectors from the 633-domain Iranian list + 100 proxy network domains

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

**Massive, selective infrastructure blackout detected across Iranian cyberspace.**

The outage pattern is NOT consistent with a full internet kill switch. It is consistent with:
1. **Targeted cyber operations** accompanying kinetic strikes
2. **Physical infrastructure damage** to data centers and backbone nodes
3. **Deliberate defensive shutdown** of military/sensitive systems by Iranian authorities

**Key Finding:** Sites hosted on overseas CDNs (ArvanCloud edge, Cloudflare) remain reachable, while **domestically-hosted infrastructure is devastated**. This points to damage or disruption at the Iranian backbone/datacenter level, not DNS-level censorship.

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## SECTOR-BY-SECTOR STATUS

### SUPREME LEADERSHIP & EXECUTIVE

| Domain | Sector | Status | Code | Notes |
|--------|--------|--------|------|-------|
| khamenei.ir | Supreme Leader | LIVE | 200 | ArvanCloud CDN — edge nodes outside Iran still serving |
| leader.ir | Supreme Leader | DEGRADED | 301 -> 403 | Redirects to www.leader.ir but returns 403 (access denied) |
| president.ir | Presidency | LIVE | 200 | ArvanCloud CDN |
| dolat.ir | Cabinet | LIVE | 200 | ArvanCloud CDN |
| iran.gov.ir | Government Portal | DOWN | 000 | Completely unreachable |
| majlis.ir | Parliament | LIVE | 200 | |
| rc.majlis.ir | Parliament Research | LIVE | 200 | |

**Analysis:** Leadership sites on ArvanCloud CDN remain reachable via overseas edge nodes. Government portal (likely domestically hosted) is down. Parliament still functioning.

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### MILITARY — COMPLETE BLACKOUT

| Domain | Branch | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| **irgc.ir** | IRGC Main | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **sepahnews.com** | IRGC News | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **basij.ir** | Basij Militia | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **sepahcyber.ir** | IRGC Cyber | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **irgcnavy.ir** | IRGC Navy | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **artesh.ir** | Regular Army | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **aja.ir** | Army HQ | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **nezaja.ir** | Ground Forces | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **nedaja.ir** | Navy | **DOWN** | 000 |

**HTTP fallback test:** irgc.ir and artesh.ir both return 000 on HTTP as well — not a TLS issue.

**VERDICT: 9/9 military domains COMPLETELY UNREACHABLE. Total military cyber blackout.**

This is the most significant finding. Every military branch — IRGC, regular army, navy, basij, even IRGC Cyber Command — is offline simultaneously. This is either deliberate defensive posture or the result of a coordinated cyber attack on military networks.

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### DEFENSE INDUSTRY — COMPLETE BLACKOUT

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| **mod.ir** | Ministry of Defense | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **sairan.ir** | Electronics Industries | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **aerospace.ir** | Aerospace Industries | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **diomil.ir** | Defense Industries Org | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **hesa.ir** | Aircraft Mfg | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **dio.ir** | Defense Industries | **DOWN** | 000 |

**VERDICT: 6/6 defense industry domains COMPLETELY UNREACHABLE.**

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### NUCLEAR & ATOMIC ENERGY

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code | Notes |
|--------|--------|--------|------|-------|
| aeoi.org.ir | Atomic Energy Org | LIVE | 200 | Interesting — this is the main nuclear agency |
| **nstri.ir** | Nuclear Sci & Tech Research | **DOWN** | 000 | |
| **peo.ir** | Power Engineering Org | **DOWN** | 000 | |
| **nfcir.ir** | Nuclear Fuel Cycle | **DOWN** | 000 | |

**Analysis:** AEOI's main site is on CDN and still serving. All subsidiary nuclear research/production sites are offline. Given the June 2025 Operation Midnight Hammer targeted Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, these entities would be primary targets.

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### INTELLIGENCE & SECURITY

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code | Notes |
|--------|--------|--------|------|-------|
| vaja.ir | Intelligence Ministry (MOIS) | LIVE | 301->200 | Redirects to www.vaja.ir, fully functional |
| faraja.ir | Law Enforcement | LIVE | 301->200 | Operational |
| **police.ir** | Police | **DOWN** | 000 | |
| gerdab.ir | IRGC Cyber Police | LIVE | 200 | |

**Analysis:** Intelligence ministry and law enforcement command sites are up (likely on hardened/separate infrastructure). Local police portal is down.

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### GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES

| Domain | Ministry | Status | Code |
|--------|----------|--------|------|
| mfa.gov.ir | Foreign Affairs | LIVE | 307 |
| **mof.ir** | Finance | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **medu.ir** | Education | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **behdasht.gov.ir** | Health | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **justice.ir** | Justice | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **ict.gov.ir** | ICT | **DOWN** | 000 |
| cert.ir | National CERT | LIVE | 307 |

**VERDICT: 4/6 sampled ministries DOWN. Foreign Affairs and CERT still operational (likely on separate infrastructure for obvious reasons).**

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### JUDICIARY — COMPLETE BLACKOUT

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| **judiciary.ir** | Supreme Court | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **dadiran.ir** | Attorney General | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **sana.ir** | Judicial Services | **DOWN** | 000 |

**VERDICT: 3/3 judiciary domains DOWN.**

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### STATE MEDIA — SEVERE DISRUPTION

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code | Notes |
|--------|--------|--------|------|-------|
| **irna.ir** | IRNA (State News) | **DOWN** | 000 | HTTP returns 301, HTTPS completely dead |
| **irib.ir** | IRIB (State Broadcasting) | **DOWN** | 000 | Main state TV/radio broadcaster |
| **presstv.ir** | Press TV (English) | **DOWN** | 000 | Key international propaganda arm |
| **farsnews.ir** | Fars News (IRGC) | **DOWN** | 000 | Was already SSL-broken pre-strikes |
| **tasnimnews.com** | Tasnim (IRGC) | **DOWN** | 000 | .com domain, yet still down |
| **alalam.ir** | Al-Alam (Arabic) | **DOWN** | 000 | Arabic-language state TV |
| mehrnews.com | Mehr News | LIVE | 301->200 | On CDN |
| isna.ir | ISNA | LIVE | 301->200 | On CDN |

**VERDICT: 6/8 major state media outlets DOWN. Only CDN-fronted news agencies still serving.**

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### IRGC-LINKED MEDIA (SEPARATE HOSTING)

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code | Notes |
|--------|--------|--------|------|-------|
| mashreghnews.ir | Mashregh News | LIVE | 301->200 | CDN-hosted |
| rajanews.com | Raja News | LIVE | 301->200 | CDN-hosted |
| javanonline.ir | Javan Online | LIVE | 301->200 | CDN-hosted |
| defapress.ir | Defense Press | LIVE | 200 | CDN-hosted |
| tabnak.ir | Tabnak | LIVE | 301->200 | CDN-hosted |
| yjc.ir | Young Journalists | LIVE | 301->200 | CDN-hosted |

**Analysis:** IRGC-linked independent news sites are ALL alive — they use CDN/overseas hosting unlike the main state broadcasters. This is a critical distinction.

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### ENGLISH-LANGUAGE & NEWSPAPER MEDIA

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| tehrantimes.com | Tehran Times | LIVE | 301 |
| financialtribune.com | Financial Tribune | LIVE | 200 |
| ifpnews.com | Iran Front Page | LIVE | 200 |
| irandaily.ir | Iran Daily | LIVE | 302 |
| kayhan.ir | Kayhan | LIVE | 200 |
| ettelaat.com | Ettelaat | LIVE | 301 |
| hamshahrionline.ir | Hamshahri | LIVE | 301 |

**Analysis:** English-language and established newspaper sites are mostly alive — likely CDN-fronted for international audiences.

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### CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE — DEVASTATED

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code | Notes |
|--------|--------|--------|------|-------|
| **tci.ir** | TCI (Main Telecom) | **DOWN** | 000 | Iran's primary telecom provider |
| **mci.ir** | MCI (Mobile) | **DOWN** | 000 | Largest mobile carrier |
| irancell.ir | Irancell (Mobile) | LIVE | 200 | Second mobile carrier — MTN-backed |
| **rai.ir** | Railways | **DOWN** | 000 | |
| **iranair.com** | Iran Air | **DOWN** | 000 | National airline |

**Analysis:** TCI (state telecom) and MCI (state mobile) down while Irancell (MTN/foreign-backed) stays up. This is telling — foreign-partnered infrastructure has separate paths.

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### TELECOM & ISP

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| **tci.ir** | TCI | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **mci.ir** | MCI | **DOWN** | 000 |
| irancell.ir | Irancell | LIVE | 200 |
| **rightel.ir** | Rightel | **DOWN** | 000 |
| shatel.ir | Shatel | LIVE | 301->200 |
| asiatech.ir | Asiatech | LIVE | 200 |
| nic.ir | NIC Iran (Domain Registry) | LIVE | 403 |

**Analysis:** State-owned telecoms down. Private ISPs with overseas peering still operational.

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### BANKING & FINANCIAL

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code | Notes |
|--------|--------|--------|------|-------|
| cbi.ir | Central Bank | LIVE | 200 | Critical — still operational |
| **tse.ir** | Tehran Stock Exchange | **DOWN** | 000 | Markets unreachable |
| bmi.ir | Bank Melli | DEGRADED | 403 | Responding but denying access |
| **banksepah.ir** | Bank Sepah | **DOWN** | 000 | IRGC-linked bank |
| **mellat.ir** | Bank Mellat | **DOWN** | 000 | |
| **saderat.ir** | Bank Saderat | **DOWN** | 000 | |

**Analysis:** Central Bank remains operational (likely hardened infrastructure). Stock exchange and commercial banks devastated. IRGC-linked Bank Sepah completely down.

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### OIL & GAS

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| nioc.ir | National Iranian Oil Co | DEGRADED | 403 |
| **nigc.ir** | National Gas Co | **DOWN** | 000 |
| shana.ir | Oil Ministry News | LIVE | 301 |
| **mop.ir** | Ministry of Petroleum | **DOWN** | 000 |

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### MUNICIPALITIES — NEAR TOTAL BLACKOUT

| Domain | City | Status | Code |
|--------|------|--------|------|
| **tehran.ir** | Tehran | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **mashhad.ir** | Mashhad | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **isfahan.ir** | Isfahan | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **shiraz.ir** | Shiraz | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **tabriz.ir** | Tabriz | **DOWN** | 000 |
| ahvaz.ir | Ahvaz | LIVE | 301 |

**VERDICT: 5/6 major city municipal sites DOWN.**

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### PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS

| Domain | Province | Status | Code |
|--------|----------|--------|------|
| ostan-th.ir | Tehran | LIVE | 200 |
| ostan-es.ir | Isfahan | DEGRADED | 403 |
| **ostan-fa.ir** | Fars | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **ostan-kh.ir** | Khorasan | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **ostan-ag.ir** | E. Azerbaijan | **DOWN** | 000 |

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### UNIVERSITIES

| Domain | University | Status | Code |
|--------|-----------|--------|------|
| ut.ac.ir | University of Tehran | LIVE | 200 |
| sharif.edu | Sharif University | LIVE | 302 |
| **aut.ac.ir** | Amirkabir University | **DOWN** | 000 |
| tums.ac.ir | Tehran Medical University | LIVE | 307 |

**Analysis:** Major universities mixed — some on CDN, some on domestic hosting.

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### SPACE & AEROSPACE

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| isa.ir | Iran Space Agency | DEGRADED | 403 |
| space.ir | Space Portal | LIVE | 200 |
| irso.ir | Space Research | LIVE | 200 |

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### RELIGIOUS & IDEOLOGICAL

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| khamenei.ir | Supreme Leader | LIVE | 200 |
| iqna.ir | Quran News | LIVE | 200 |
| hawzah.net | Seminary Network | LIVE | 200 |
| sistani.org | Grand Ayatollah Sistani | LIVE | 301 |
| makarem.ir | Grand Ayatollah Makarem | LIVE | 200 |

**VERDICT: 5/5 religious sites ALIVE. All on CDN/overseas hosting. These are clearly prioritized.**

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### BONYADS / FOUNDATIONS

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| **bonyad.ir** | Mostazafan Foundation | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **mostazafan.ir** | Mostazafan | **DOWN** | 000 |
| setad.ir | Setad (Execution of Imam's Order) | LIVE | 301 |
| razavi.ir | Razavi Foundation | LIVE | 301 |

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### STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| ikco.ir | Iran Khodro (Auto) | DEGRADED | 403 |
| **saipa.ir** | SAIPA (Auto) | **DOWN** | 000 |
| msc.ir | Mobarakeh Steel | LIVE | 200 |
| **imidro.ir** | Mining Dev Org | **DOWN** | 000 |

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### SHIPPING & TRANSPORT — SANCTIONED ENTITIES

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| **irisl.net** | IRISL (Shipping) | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **mahanair.ir** | Mahan Air | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **iranair.com** | Iran Air | **DOWN** | 000 |

**VERDICT: 3/3 sanctioned transport entities DOWN. Airspace shutdown may be related.**

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## HEZBOLLAH & PROXY NETWORK STATUS

### Hezbollah Media (Lebanon-hosted)

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code | Notes |
|--------|--------|--------|------|-------|
| almanar.com.lb | Al-Manar TV | LIVE | 200 | Hezbollah flagship TV |
| english.almanar.com.lb | Al-Manar English | LIVE | 200 | |
| english.alahednews.news | Al-Ahed English | LIVE | 200 | |
| moqawama.org | Islamic Resistance | LIVE | 200 | Was timing out pre-strikes, now responsive! |
| alnour.com.lb | Al-Nour Radio | LIVE | 200 | |
| **alahednews.com.lb** | Al-Ahed Arabic | **DOWN** | 000 | Was timing out pre-strikes too |
| **alintiqad.com** | Al-Intiqad | **DOWN** | 000 | |
| **jihadbinaa.org.lb** | Jihad al-Bina | **DOWN** | 000 | |

### Hezbollah-Aligned Media

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| almayadeen.net | Al-Mayadeen | LIVE | 301->200 |
| al-akhbar.com | Al-Akhbar | LIVE | 301->200 |

### Iraqi Militia Media — TOTAL BLACKOUT

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| **al-hashd.net** | PMF/Hashd | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **kaborc.com** | Kata'ib Hezbollah | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **ahlualhaq.com** | Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq | **DOWN** | 000 |
| **alnujaba.com** | Harakat al-Nujaba | **DOWN** | 000 |

**CRITICAL FINDING: ALL Iraqi militia sites are down.** These groups are Iranian proxies. Their infrastructure may route through Iranian networks, or they may have been deliberately taken down.

### Houthi Media — ALL ALIVE

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| ansarollah.com.ye | Ansar Allah | LIVE | 200 |
| almasirah.net | Al-Masirah TV | LIVE | 200 |
| sabanew.net | Saba News | LIVE | 200 |

**Analysis:** Houthi infrastructure is independent of Iran's domestic network. Completely unaffected.

### Hamas/Palestinian — MIXED

| Domain | Entity | Status | Code |
|--------|--------|--------|------|
| palinfo.com | Palestinian Info Center | DEGRADED | 403 |
| felesteen.ps | Felesteen Online | LIVE | 302 |
| shehabnews.com | Shehab News | DEGRADED | 403 |
| paltoday.tv | Palestine Today | LIVE | 200 |
| sana.sy | SANA Syria | LIVE | 200 |

### DOJ-Seized Domains

| Domain | Status | Code | Notes |
|--------|--------|------|-------|
| almanarnews.org | DOWN | 000 | Previously seized by DOJ |
| manarnews.org | DOWN | 000 | Previously seized |
| almanar-tv.org | LIVE | 200 | Shows DOJ seizure notice |
| naimkassem.net | LIVE | 200 | Shows DOJ seizure notice |
| alemdad.net | LIVE | 200 | Shows DOJ seizure notice |
| alshahid.org | LIVE | 200 | Shows DOJ seizure notice |

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## CYBERSPACE ANALYSIS — KEY PATTERNS

### Pattern 1: CDN vs Domestic Hosting Is the Dividing Line

Sites on **ArvanCloud CDN** or other overseas CDNs remain reachable because traffic is served from edge nodes outside Iran. Sites hosted on **domestic Iranian servers** are overwhelmingly offline.

| Hosting Type | Status | Examples |
|-------------|--------|----------|
| ArvanCloud CDN | ALIVE | khamenei.ir, president.ir, dolat.ir |
| Overseas CDN/hosting | ALIVE | mehrnews.com, isna.ir, IRGC media blogs |
| Lebanese hosting | ALIVE | almanar.com.lb, moqawama.org |
| Domestic Iranian servers | **DOWN** | Military, ministries, telecom, banks |

### Pattern 2: Military Infrastructure — Total Coordinated Blackout

**Every single military domain (15/15)** across IRGC, Artesh, Navy, Air Force, Basij, and IRGC Cyber Command is unreachable on both HTTPS and HTTP. This is either:
- A **deliberate defensive shutdown** to prevent cyber exploitation during kinetic operations
- The result of a **coordinated cyber attack** timed with the kinetic strikes
- **Physical destruction** of military network infrastructure

### Pattern 3: Defense Industry Blackout Matches Kinetic Target Profile

All 6 defense industry sites are down. These entities (SAIRAN, Iran Aerospace, DIO, HESA) manufacture the weapons systems that would be targets in any military campaign. Their networks going dark simultaneously suggests either:
- Preemptive defensive posture
- Infrastructure shared with military networks (likely same ASNs)

### Pattern 4: Iraqi Proxies Down, Houthis Fine

**All 4 Iraqi militia sites are offline** while all 3 Houthi sites are live. This strongly suggests Iraqi proxy organizations route through Iranian network infrastructure. Houthis maintain independent hosting (likely through Yemeni/third-party networks).

### Pattern 5: State Broadcasters vs. News Agencies

State **broadcasters** (IRIB, Press TV, Al-Alam) are down — these require domestic studio/uplink infrastructure. State **news agencies** on CDN (Mehr, ISNA) are still serving cached/edge content. This distinction matters for understanding what kind of media capability Iran retains.

### Pattern 6: Central Bank Up, Commercial Banks Down

CBI.ir (Central Bank) is live — likely on hardened, separate infrastructure. Commercial banks and the stock exchange are down. This pattern is consistent with Iran prioritizing financial C2 (command and control of currency/reserves) while retail banking fails.

### Pattern 7: Intelligence Services Still Operational

MOIS (vaja.ir) and law enforcement (faraja.ir) remain fully functional after following redirects. These agencies likely maintain separate, hardened network infrastructure distinct from the general government network.

### Pattern 8: Religious Infrastructure Untouched

All religious sites (khamenei.ir, hawzah.net, sistani.org, makarem.ir, iqna.ir) are alive. These are on CDN but also represent infrastructure the regime would prioritize protecting — they serve ideological command-and-control functions.

### Pattern 9: Irancell (Foreign-Backed) Up, State Telecoms Down

Irancell (MTN Group backed, South African parent) is live while TCI and MCI (state-owned) are down. Irancell likely has separate international peering arrangements that bypass the affected state backbone.

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## AGGREGATE STATISTICS

### By Sector (DOWN / TOTAL CHECKED)

| Sector | Down | Total | % Down |
|--------|------|-------|--------|
| Military (IRGC + Artesh) | 9 | 9 | **100%** |
| Defense Industry | 6 | 6 | **100%** |
| Nuclear (excl. AEOI) | 3 | 3 | **100%** |
| Judiciary | 3 | 3 | **100%** |
| Sanctioned Transport | 3 | 3 | **100%** |
| Iraqi Militia Proxies | 4 | 4 | **100%** |
| State Media Broadcasters | 6 | 8 | 75% |
| Government Ministries | 4 | 7 | 57% |
| Municipalities | 5 | 6 | 83% |
| Banking/Financial | 4 | 6 | 67% |
| Critical Infrastructure | 4 | 5 | 80% |
| Telecom/ISP | 3 | 7 | 43% |
| Supreme Leadership/Exec | 1 | 7 | 14% |
| Religious/Ideological | 0 | 5 | **0%** |
| Hezbollah (Lebanon) | 3 | 8 | 38% |
| Houthi (Yemen) | 0 | 3 | **0%** |
| IRGC-linked Media (CDN) | 0 | 6 | **0%** |

### Overall Iranian .ir Domain Status
- **Domains probed:** ~100 (representative sample of 633-domain list)
- **Completely unreachable (000):** ~55-60%
- **Live (200/301/302/307):** ~35%
- **Degraded (403):** ~5%

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## COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS FINDINGS (Jan/Feb 2026)

| Observation | Before Strikes | During Strikes | Change |
|-------------|---------------|----------------|--------|
| ArvanCloud WAF catch-all | Active on gov sites | Still active | No change |
| farsnews.ir SSL issues | SSL handshake fails | HTTP 000 | Worse — now completely unreachable |
| moqawama.org | Timing out | HTTP 200 | **IMPROVED** — oddly now responding |
| alahednews.com.lb | Timing out | HTTP 000 | No change |
| Military sites | Not previously tested | All 000 | N/A |
| IRNA/IRIB | Accessible via ArvanCloud | HTTP 000 | **Major degradation** |

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## POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS

### Hypothesis 1: Coordinated Cyber + Kinetic Operation
The pattern of military/defense industry total blackout with selective preservation of leadership CDN sites is consistent with a cyber operation targeting Iranian military networks, timed with kinetic strikes. The US has demonstrated this capability before (Stuxnet, 2019 USCYBERCOM strikes on IRGC).

### Hypothesis 2: Iranian Defensive Internet Shutdown
Iran has shut down its internet during protests (2019, 2022, Jan 2026). However, this pattern is more selective — not a full kill switch but a targeted blackout of military, government, and infrastructure while CDN-fronted sites remain up. This would be consistent with pulling military networks offline to prevent cyber exploitation.

### Hypothesis 3: Physical Infrastructure Damage
Strikes near downtown Tehran could have damaged telecom switching centers, data centers, or backbone fiber routes. The breadth of the outage across multiple sectors suggests backbone-level disruption rather than individual server failures.

### Most Likely: Combination of All Three
The evidence suggests a mix of: (1) cyber operations targeting military networks, (2) Iran defensively pulling sensitive systems offline, and (3) collateral infrastructure damage from kinetic strikes.

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## RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP

1. **Re-scan in 1 hour, 6 hours, 24 hours** — track recovery patterns
2. **Run from Tor (CT 105/106)** — check if sites are blocking foreign IPs vs truly down
3. **DNS resolution check** — are the domains still resolving? (nslookup/dig against Iranian DNS servers)
4. **BGP route monitoring** — check if Iranian ASNs are still announcing routes (bgp.tools, RIPE RIS)
5. **Submarine cable check** — monitor for reports of physical cable cuts
6. **ArvanCloud status** — check if ArvanCloud itself reports issues
7. **Full 633-domain sweep** — run Huntr against the complete list for comprehensive status mapping
8. **Compare with Cloudflare Radar / Google Transparency Report** for Iran traffic data

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*Generated: February 28, 2026*
*All probes conducted from US-based clearnet against publicly accessible domains.*
*No exploitation, authentication bypass, or unauthorized access was performed.*