Gmail access disrupted in Iran ahead of election

Access to Google’s Gmail service appears to be disrupted in Iran just days before the country’s presidential election.

Google said it has noticed a drop in connectivity to Gmail from the country. The connectivity drop appears to fall short of a complete block of Gmail services, but there may be significant disruptions for users in Iran, Google said.

On Tuesday, a group called “Iran News Update” said on Twitter that Gmail had been blocked in the country and VPN (virtual private network) connections were being disrupted.

Iranians are scheduled to go to the polls on Friday for the first round of the country’s presidential election. A second round will be held on June 21 should no candidate succeed in getting more than 50 percent of the first-round vote. Six candidates are competing to replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is stepping down because he has reached the limit of his presidential term.

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