Suspicion greets the end of Iran's 88-day internet shutdown

Authorities initially imposed an internet blackout from 8 January in a crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests

Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger.

After 88 days of near-total internet blackout inIran, long-delayed messages, images and poems flooded phones and social media feeds at about 5pm on Tuesday, when still-limited connectivity flickered back to life.

The first reactions, however, were not celebratory. Many new posts were threaded with scepticism, anxiety and anger.