Iran Seals Its Borders Online as Protests Escalate Nationwide
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves in his meeting with a group of students in Tehran. Iran found itself largely cut off from the outside world on Friday after authorities imposed a sweeping internet blackout aimed at containing rapidly expanding anti‑government protests. Phone calls failed to connect, flights were cancelled, and even domestic news sites updated only sporadically as the government tightened control over information flows. The unrest, which began late last month over soaring inflation, has since grown into the country’s largest wave of demonstrations in three years, with reports of protests in every province and dozens of deaths documented by rights groups. Images circulating before the blackout showed fires burning in major cities and crowds confronting security forces. In a televised address, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused demonstrators of acting on behalf of foreign adversaries, warning that Tehr...
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