Alp Toker, founder of internet monitoring group NetBlocks, says he has heard from people in the region that there is still some Starlink access in Iran, though service appears reduced. “It is patchy, but still there,” he says.

With reports suggesting that more than 500 people have been killed and thousands arrested, the regime has moved aggressively to silence dissent by imposing sweeping internet restrictions.

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With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult.

President Trump has been briefed on new options for military strikes in Iran, sources tell CBS News, as deadly anti-government protests continue across the Islamic Republic. Alex Vatanka, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute,