LIVE: Iran threatens to hit US air bases as Trump vows ‘strong action’

Iranian state television said on Wednesday that a mass funeral in Tehran will include the 300 bodies of security force members and civilians kills in the unrest over the past few weeks.

The funeral is expected to take place at Tehran University under heavy security.

According to NetBlocks, an internet activity monitor, Iran is in its sixth day of an communications blackout.

The brutal regime instate the blanket ban last Thursday, amid the growing mass protests.

Though Iranians were previously able to use Starlink satellite internet terminals to get messages and information out of the country, it appears there have been jammed by what experts are calling military-grade technology

Some personnel ‌were advised to leave the U.S. military’s Al ​Udeid Air Base ​in Qatar ​by Wednesday evening, three ⁠diplomats told Reuters.

The U.S. embassy ​in ‍Doha ​had no immediate comment.

Al Udeid is the Middle ‍East’s ‍largest U.S. base housing around 10,000 troops. Ahead of ⁠the U.S. air strikes on ⁠Iran in June some personnel were moved off U.S. ‍bases in ⁠the Middle East.

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