Iran Restores Internet — And the World Is Finally Seeing What the Regime Tried to Hide

Tehran, Iran — May 30, 2026

For days, Iran went dark. The regime cut internet access across the country as protests erupted in the streets — a calculated move to control the narrative, hide the violence and prevent the world from seeing what was happening to its own citizens.

Now the internet is back. And what is emerging is devastating.

What the Blackout Was Hiding

Videos, photos and testimonies are flooding social media from inside Iran, showing scenes the regime desperately tried to suppress. Protesters beaten in the streets. Mass arrests carried out in the middle of the night. Families separated. Young men and women dragged into vehicles never to be seen again.

For many families across Iran, the return of the internet has brought not relief — but confirmation of their worst fears. Loved ones who went out to protest have not come home. Phones remain unanswered. Doors remain unopened.

A Pattern the World Knows Well

This is not the first time Iran has used an internet blackout as a weapon against its own people. The regime has repeatedly shut down connectivity during periods of civil unrest — in 2019, in 2022 and again now — using the darkness to carry out crackdowns it knows the world would condemn if witnessed in real time.

What makes 2026 different is the scale. With the Iran-US war, the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei and a new regime desperately trying to consolidate power, the protests that erupted were unlike anything seen in recent years. And the response from authorities was equally unprecedented.

The Disappeared

Human rights organizations are already reporting a significant number of individuals who participated in protests and have since gone missing. No official acknowledgment. No arrests announced. Simply — gone.

Families are now using the restored internet to desperately search for information about missing relatives, posting photos and names across social media in the hope that someone, somewhere, has information about where their loved ones are.

The World Is Watching

The footage now emerging from Iran is being shared by millions across the globe. Governments are being pressured to respond. Human rights organizations are calling for immediate international investigations into the conduct of Iranian security forces during the blackout period.

The regime cut the internet believing that what happens in darkness stays in darkness.

They were wrong.

DeSanta News will continue to follow this story as more footage and testimonies emerge from inside Iran.