00:00Iran's protests have entered a new phase.
00:10This isn't just street anger anymore.
00:13It is a communications blackout and open warning of harsh punishment.
00:21After overnight demonstrations, Iranian authorities cut internet access and blocked international calls.
00:28Plunging large parts of the country into silence.
00:32What we now know comes only from scattered videos, voice notes and eyewitness accounts.
00:38Hard to verify, harder to piece together.
00:41The Iranian state TV has however broken its silence.
00:45It called the protesters as terrorists and blamed US and Israeli agents and warned of casualties without giving numbers.
00:55The message was reinforced by Iran's top leadership.
01:01Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused protesters of ruining their own streets to please Donald Trump as state TV showed crowds chanting death to America.
01:12The judiciary followed with an even starker warning.
01:18Punishment will be decisive with no legal leniency.
01:22At the same time, an old figure has re-emerged.
01:25Exiled Crown Prince Riza Pahlavi is calling for more protests and urging Europe to help restore internet access.
01:33But how much real support he has inside Iran remains unclear.
01:38So here's the bottom line.
01:40Iran's leadership is clearly preparing to clamp down.
01:43The streets are tense.
01:45The internet is dark.
01:46And without reliable communication, the true scale of what's happening inside Iran is still hard to see.
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