Authorities had cut internet access and telephone lines in Tehran
Iran’s internet blackout enters another day as protests persist
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At least 65 people have been killed and more than 2,300 arrested in two weeks of anti-government protests that have rocked Iran, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said. The demonstrations have taken place in a wave of nationwide unrest over crippling economic conditions.
An internet blackout across the country imposed by the authorities is also ongoing, according to a watchdog.
Authorities had cut internet access and telephone lines in Tehran and other cities on Thursday. One resident in the capital city of Tehran told CNN the blackout appeared to have “backfired.”
US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran if security forces respond with force and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US supports the country’s people. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Trump to “focus on his own country” and blamed the US for inciting the protests.
