As protests rage, Iran pulls the plug on contact with the world

Iran has disconnected its internet and phone lines to cut off its 85 million people from the rest of the world. Thursday night's action sharply limits the sharing of images and accounts of the growing protests over Iran's struggling economy. The shutdown follows a pattern seen in past demonstrations. The disruption appears to affect even Starlink, which has been used to share protest information. Iran has been disrupting GPS signals, which Starlink receivers use to position themselves to connect to low-orbit satellites. As the country effectively goes dark, loved ones in Iran's diaspora are frantic for any scrap of news.