Iran threatens to strike US air bases as Trump vows ‘strong action’ if protesters are hanged: Live updates
Written by: PERKIN AMALARAJ, FOREIGN NEWS CORRESPONDENT
Updated:
Iran has threatened to hit American military bases if Donald Trump orders an attack on Tehran.
US facilities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Türkiye could be targeted as part of retaliatory measures against Washington.
President Trump has warned that the US will take ‘very strong action’ if the Iranian regime hangs pro-democracy protesters along with a young shopkeeper who is scheduled to be executed.
Erfan Soltani, 26, is feared to be the first person executed during the demonstrations and reports indicate he will be hanged on Wednesday morning local time.
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State television reported that a mass funeral in Tehran will include 300 bodies.
Iranian state television said on Wednesday that the mass funeral to be held in Tehran will include the bodies of 300 security guards and civilians killed in the events of the last few weeks.
The funeral ceremony is expected to be held under heavy security at Tehran University.
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Internet outage enters sixth day
Iran is in its sixth day of communications blackout, according to internet activity tracker NetBlocks.
The brutal regime imposed the blanket ban last Thursday amid growing mass protests.
Although Iranians have previously been able to use Starlink satellite internet terminals to take messages and information out of the country, they appear to be blocked by what experts call military-grade technology
US military personnel told to leave Qatar base
Some personnel were advised to leave the US military’s Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Wednesday evening, three diplomats told Reuters.
The US embassy in Doha had no comment on the matter.
Al Udeid is the largest US base in the Middle East, housing approximately 10,000 troops. Some personnel were removed from US bases in the Middle East before US airstrikes on Iran in June.
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