The Minister of Communications stated that the GPS disruption was for security purposes.
While nearly two months have passed since the unprecedented 12-day war between Israel and Iran ended, people are still complaining about severe disruptions in online navigation systems. Many, including taxi drivers, say that these disruptions have affected their daily lives and businesses.
The reason for this is the disruption of the Global Positioning System or GPS network. This is the longest and most widespread GPS disruption in Iran.
Two days ago, Sattar Hashemi, the Iranian Minister of Communications, announced without providing explanations that these disruptions were necessary for security and military purposes.
In an interview, he said that in the case of GPS, disruptions occurred as deemed appropriate by the relevant authorities to protect people’s lives, which also affects communication quality. We are following up on this because businesses have concerns and have been impacted.
