Iranians Share Hope and Fear Through Limited Internet Access
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Mideast Crisis: Iran's Internet Blackout, Child Deaths, Regional Instability Deepens
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News18•05-03-2026, 01:00
Mideast Crisis: Iran's Internet Blackout, Child Deaths, Regional Instability Deepens
•Iranians use brief internet access to send messages of hope and fear, with a 23-year-old in Tehran expressing hope for the Islamic Republic's fall after anti-government protests.
•US State Department assisted nearly 6,500 Americans in the Mideast, arranging charter flights and providing information amid regional instability and embassy closures.
•Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon killed seven children and injured 38, displacing nearly 60,000 people, including 18,000 children, according to UNICEF.
•Iraq's national power grid completely shut down across all provinces, following a halt in a key gas field's operations and a stop in oil production near Basra.
•Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Iran resorted to self-defense after failed diplomacy and US/Israeli attacks, while US officials reported a significant drop in Iranian missile and drone firings.
