&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Iran internet blackout: Disruption continues on 10th day after brief, restricted restoration amid protests")
Internet blackout in Iran continued on Sunday (Jan 18) after a brief and heavily restricted restoration of access, leaving the country largely cut off from the outside world for a 10th straight day amid nationwide unrest. Rights groups said that the communications shutdown is aimed at hiding a violent crackdown on protests that has reportedly killed thousands.
Internet monitoring group NetBlocks said traffic levels fell again after limited access to select Google and messaging services was abruptly withdrawn.
"Traffic levels have fallen after a brief, heavily filtered restoration of select Google and messaging services in Iran," the group said on late Sunday.
This came as President Ebrahim Raisi warned that any attack on Iran’s supreme leader would amount to a declaration of war, an apparent response to US President Donald Trump’s call for new leadership in Iran.
Earlier on Sunday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned US President Donald Trump that any attack on the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be considered a declaration of war with the Islamic Republic. The US president has repeatedly warned Iran of a US military intervention over its government’s crackdown against anti-regime protesters.
“An attack on the great leader of our country is tantamount to a full-scale war with the Iranian nation,” Pezeshkian wrote in a post on X.
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Earlier on Saturday (Jan 17), Trump told Politico, “It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran,” accusing Khamenei of killing thousands of people to keep control over power.
Norway-based Iran Human Rights said that it has verified that 3,428 protesters have been killed by security forces amid demonstrations that started weeks ago over the rising cost of living in the country. The NGO confirmed the cases through sources within the Islamic Republic's health and medical system, witnesses and independent sources. It further warned that the actual toll is likely to be much higher. Meanwhile, thousands marched in the United States on Sunday, denouncing the Iranian government's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters.
