Iran was almost completely cut off from the internet on Thursday, according to monitoring groups, as the Islamic republic struggled to contain the most serious wave of protests in years.
Videos posted on social media purported to show large crowds of demonstrators taking to the streets in Tehran and other cities on Thursday evening, as the protests appeared to pick up momentum at the beginning of the Iranian weekend. It was not possible to independently verify the videos.
“We are seeing the system struggling to respond to a momentous wave of protest that have only gained momentum since they began,” said Sanam Vakil, head of the Middle East programme at Chatham House. “Without significant structural changes they will be at a dead end.”
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