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Iran was largely cut off from the outside world on Friday (January 9, 2026) after authorities blacked out the internet to curb expanding protests, with phone calls not reaching the country, flights cancelled and online Iranian news sites only intermittently updating.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused protesters of acting on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump, saying rioters were attacking public properties and warning that Tehran would not tolerate people acting as “mercenaries for foreigners”.
The protests that began over soaring inflation in the Islamic Republic late last month have spiralled into the biggest for three years, with unrest reported in every province and rights groups documenting dozens of deaths.
“ ruining their own streets ... in order to please the president of the United States,
Ali Khamenei,
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“ The Islamic Republic will not retreat,
Ali Khamenei,
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“ Last night in Tehran, a bunch of vandals and rioters came and destroyed a building that belonged to the state, to the people themselves, just to please the heart of the president of the United States,
Ali Khamenei,
Iran cut off from world as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns protesters
“ Iran has been told very strongly, even more strongly than I’m speaking to you right now, that if they do that, they’re going to have to pay hell,
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