Washington Takes Measures to Ease Iranians Access to Internet

Protesters storm the streets over the death of Mahsa Amini, in Tehran, Iran. (Reuters)

The United States Treasury Department issued guidance expanding the range of internet services available to Iranians despite US sanctions on the country.

The US took action to support the free flow of information and access to fact-based information to the Iranian people after the Iranian government cut off access to the Internet for most of its 80 million citizens on Wednesday.