The Iranian government on Monday approved a decision to restore internet access in the country, after it was cut off by the Supreme National Security Council three months ago following the joint US-Israel attacks.
Despite a deal between the US and Iran close to being agreed, internet access has remained disrupted, which in turn has triggered widespread international criticism of the government.
The connectivity disruption came amid a worsening economic crisis in the country, and caused many workers who rely on stable internet access for their jobs to be unable to secure a livelihood.
The decision to restore access came following a meeting held by the government committee responsible for regulating cyberspace, the Iranian Fars news agency reported.
During the meeting, the fourth of its kind, "important decisions" were made regarding the internet, the agency reported.
An informed source was quoted by the agency as saying the committee voted in favour of restoring the internet connection nationwide, following the approval of nine members, and the objection of three.
The source added that more details would be announced about the decision in due course.
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology will now be working on implementing the decisions discussed, after a final approval from President Masoud Pezeshkian, reports say.
The Iranian government has, on several occasions, stated that it was not responsible for the outage and expressed it would like to see it restored urgently.
However, the government formed the Cyberspace Regulation Committee in mid-May after pressure from hardline conservatives. Mohammad Reza Aref was appointed as its chairman, while communications minister Sattar Hashemi was appointed as its secretary.
Three professors who specialised in cyberspace and internet communication at leading universities across the country were also appointed to the committee.
Some media outlets in the country reported that the committee was set to lift the internet ban in its first meeting last week, but that Aref had prevented committee members from making statements about the matter or decisions discussed.
One of the matters holding up the approval was identifying the entities calling for the blackout to be maintained, the Etemad outlet reported.
Many Iranians have been relying on VPN networks after Tehran imposed an internet blackout during the January protests, before connectivity was restored and cut off again when Israel and the US struck the country on 28 February.
The blackout has left swathes of people without information or the means to communicate with family members who live far away.
Earlier this year, Human Rights Watch called for the immediate end to the blackout, stating it puts civilians at further risk.
"Shutting down the internet during times of crisis restricts access to lifesaving information, such as where strikes are taking place and how to safely access medical care," Tomiwa Ilori, senior technology and human rights researcher at the organisation, said in a statement.
"Internet shutdowns can also contribute to severe psychological harm to people during the conflict as they are unable to contact their loved ones."