Iran has announced that they blocked out Google's services, including Gmail. Some Iranians have said they've been blocked for some time after the Iranian elections, including YouTube. The anti-Islamic film may not have been the motive on this, it's Iran's new National Intranet plans.
The Iranian regime is appearing to go after HTTPS, that what makes online websites secure from hacks and malicious software that intercept data. The key here to make the Net easier for the Iranian regime to spy on its own citizens.
With Iran's National Internet, or Intranet, Iran could be cut off from the rest of the world by establishing its own private, inside network, and blocking websites on the current Internet may not matter much to the Iranian regime anymore. With an inside network, the Iranian regime can set up their sites and servers (their own search engine, email, news blog, etc.) that they approve of, and have easier control on what gets posted on their networks and systems.
Source: Ars Technica
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