<p>IDG News Service - The Iranian government appears to have blocked access to Google's search engine and Gmail webmail service from inside Iran, according to Internet users there.</p><p>A security researcher going by the Twitter handle of @0xal reported late Sunday that access to Gmail and Google had been restricted", and later said that he could only access the services using a VPN or a proxy.</p><p>However, he later reported that it is still possible to access Google via some IP addresses rather than a hostname.</p><p>"Both Gmail and google.com are blocked since last night, but Gmail is not blocked in some mobile operators," he said via direct Twitter message.</p><p><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231628/Iran_blocks_access_to_Gmail_and_Google_Internet_users_say">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/09/iran-blocks-gmail-secure-google-searches/">Iran blocks Gmail, secure Google searches</a> (Ars Technica)</p><p><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/middle-east/2012/09/25/iran-says-blocks-gmail-based-court-decision/PLWR5ZSUUGRiX6OOniAczM/story.html">Iran says it blocks Gmail based on court decision</a> (Boston.com)</p><p><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/09/24/iran-blocks-access-to-google-and-gmail-2/">Iran Blocks Access to Google and Gmail</a> (Global Voices Online)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dkmIUDWR8J3LF4MkOPPZxIOm2fWbM">388 additional articles.</a></p>