Protests in Srinagar, India, erupted against the U.S. and Israel following the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Authorities imposed restrictions and slowed internet services in the region. Meanwhile, in Iran, a first-generation Iranian journalist reports on the struggles of Iranians to access information due to an internet blackout, relying on VPNs and facing challenges to communicate.
by MARIA TEDESCO | The National News DeskSRINAGAR, INDIA - MARCH 2: A Kashirimi Shiite Muslim woman is caught in the cloud of teargas along with other protesters during a protest march against the U.S.
and Israel, after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on March 2, 2026 in Srinagar, India. Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir sealed off Srinagar's commercial center on Monday and fired teargas to disperse protests over the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Authorities imposed restrictions, closed schools, and slowed internet services in the disputed Himalayan region following anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rallies. Elina Shirazi, a first-generation Iranian and reporter at The Daily Mail, told The National News Desk that many are struggling to receive information. Elina Shirazi, a first-generation Iranian and reporter at The Daily Mail, told The National News Desk that many are struggling to receive information. Just imagine waking up every day struggling to find out what's going on in the world. That's the reality for about one inch ten people, is what I'm hearing from Iranians," Shirazi said. How are Iranians communicating during a widespread Internet blackout? Shirazi said they are using VPNs, but there's a price to pay.Shirazi said she's not seeing a movement to rise against the Iranian regime as a major focus remains on getting Internet access.right now is for the international community to actually help and provide them with some sort of internet," Shirazi said. Shirazi interviewed a family that lived next to a leader in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. After an explosion shattered where they lived, the family was forced to sleep in the hallway, she said."Iranians, they always say one thing to me. At the end of the day, they say, thank you for being our voice and interviews like this to help get the information out there in that country," Shirazi said.U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, has thrown his support behind a new federal push to expand concealed-carry rights for law enforcement officers.Video shows the tense moments before a police chase ended in a deadly crash in Linden, after Columbus police tried to stop a vehicle tied to a shooting investigA parent volunteer has been charged after allegedly pocketing more than $40,000 dollars during her time as Hilliard Bradley Athletic Boosters treasurer.At least three people died, and eight others were injured when an apartment complex caught on fire in north Columbus.Family and friends are mourning a Reynoldsburg man they say was killed in a hit-and-run last week after he was struck several times while crossing East Main S
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