Iran shuts down internet amid protest groundswell – monitoring group
Iranian cities have been the scene of unrest since late last month over soaring living costs and a weakening currency Read Full Article at RT.com
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Iranian cities have been the scene of unrest since late last month over soaring living costs and a weakening currency
A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday, global monitoring group NetBlocks said. Protests have been erupting across the country since late December, prompted by hyperinflation and an enduring economic crisis in the sanctioned Islamic republic.
No further information on the internet outage was immediately available.
The nationwide unrest, the worst in recent years, rapidly spread to multiple cities and reportedly led to deadly clashes with the Iranian authorities, with some protesters demanding the reinstatement of the monarchy.
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s late Shah, who was toppled in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, called for more protests in a video post on X on Wednesday.
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