Overview
- Internet access has been largely blocked since Jan. 8, though witnesses reported brief returns of texting and limited service in parts of Iran on Saturday.
- Turkey’s Kapikoy/Van crossing remains open without a mass influx, but many Iranians are making short trips to get online.
- Travelers describe using cross-border connectivity to upload work, submit university applications, and protect jobs disrupted by the shutdown.
- The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reports at least 3,095 people killed, while other groups have cited figures above 2,600, and protests have subsided into an uneasy calm.
- The United States announced new sanctions on Iranian officials on Thursday as Iranians express divided views on potential foreign intervention.