The government has not specifically commented on the latest slowdown in the context of the protests, but Minister of Information and Communications Technology Sattar Hashemi told reporters that Iran had fended off one of the largest cyberattacks in recent memory on Sunday, which could have contributed to limited internet bandwidth. Multiple protests have been confirmed by state authorities and local reports over the past several days in the province of Lorestan in the western part of the country. The provincial branch of the IRGC said in a statement on Saturday that “three major leaders of the recent riots” in the city of Khorramabad were arrested, without naming the individuals.
Author: Maziar Motamedi
Published at: 2026-01-03 22:00:39
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