Iran Cuts Internet, Phone Lines Amid Growing Protests Over Ailing Economy

• Internet and telephone lines were cut in Iran on Thursday night.
• The outage occurred as demonstrators joined protests called by the country’s exiled crown prince.
• CloudFlare and NetBlocks reported the internet outage, attributing it to Iranian government interference.
• Attempts to connect landline and mobile calls from Dubai to Iran failed.
• Widespread protests, fueled by Iran's struggling economy, pose a significant challenge to the country's theocracy.

Why It Matters: Iran's government cut internet and phone lines to suppress growing protests over its ailing economy.