Putin spoke about the role of social networks in the protests in Iran and talked about information from the Revolutionary Guards On October 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to the mass protests in Iran that began in December 2025. According to him, the events in the streets of Tehran were mostly provoked through social networks that are not under the control of the Iranian authorities. "What happened on the streets of Tehran with the development of the crisis was mainly created on social networks," Putin said while visiting an exhibition in Moscow. According to the Russian president, the Iranian authorities could not control these platforms, so the only solution available to them was to "turn everything off". At the same time, Putin emphasized that he does not intend to evaluate whether the Iranian authorities should have shut down the Internet. The Revolutionary Guards deserve special attention. Putin said that the Russian side received information about what was happening not only from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but also had its own observations. The Russian president also linked the control of the information space with the issue of state sovereignty. Context: The demonstrations began on December 28, 2025 with demonstrations by merchants against inflation and the devaluation of the national currency. After that they spread throughout the country and took on an anti-government character. On January 8, 2026, the Iranian authorities almost completely shut down the Internet. The claim that the protests were initiated through social media represents Putin's assessment rather than a well-founded reason. Sources: [Interfax](), [UK Government Report A post written using an AI assistant I left a fact check from ChatGPT.

Putin spoke about the role of social networks in the protests in Iran and talked about information from the Revolutionary Guards On October 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to the mass protests in Iran that began in December 2025. According to him, the events in the streets of Tehran were mostly provoked through social networks that are not under the control of the Iranian authorities. "What happened on the streets of Tehran with the development of the crisis was mainly created on social networks," Putin said while visiting an exhibition in Moscow. According to the Russian president, the Iranian authorities could not control these platforms, so the only solution available to them was to "turn everything off". At the same time, Putin emphasized that he does not intend to evaluate whether the Iranian authorities should have shut down the Internet. The Revolutionary Guards deserve special attention. Putin said that the Russian side received information about what was happening not only from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but also had its own observations. The Russian president also linked the control of the information space with the issue of state sovereignty. Context: The demonstrations began on December 28, 2025 with demonstrations by merchants against inflation and the devaluation of the national currency. After that they spread throughout the country and took on an anti-government character. On January 8, 2026, the Iranian authorities almost completely shut down the Internet. The claim that the protests were initiated through social media represents Putin's assessment rather than a well-founded reason. Sources: [Interfax](), [UK Government Report A post written using an AI assistant I left a fact check from ChatGPT.