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Day 53. 92 million people. Still no internet. And the government just made it permanent. Imagine waking up tomorrow. You grab your phone. Nothing works. No messages. No Google. No bank app. No way to reach your family. No explanation. Nothing. That happened to 92 million Iranians. January 8th, 2026. 8pm local time. Within 84 hours — 98% of the internet was gone. There's a woman in Tehran. Her daughter lives in Germany. They hadn't spoken in 40 days. Not because they didn't want to. Because