US-Iran war live updates: Fresh wave of attacks hit Tehran as Iranian death toll rises to 1,230

The internet blackout in Iran, which was implemented by the regime after US and Israeli strikes on Saturday, has been going for 120 hours according to the independent internet watchdog NetBlocks.

NetBlocks data suggests connectivity has flatlined at just 1 per cent of ordinary levels.

“An increasingly Orwellian environment is emerging as telcos threaten users who try to connect to the global internet with legal action,” a statement from NetBlocks said.

Iranian foreign minister Seyead Abbas Araghchi has declared the US will “come to bitterly regret” the precedent it has set by attacking a warship, which is believed to have killed 87 people.

32 people have been rescued from the ship, which was struck by a torpedo from a US submarine.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has claimed the ship, which was sailing off Sri Lanka, was a “prize” of the Islamic Republic.

The Azerbaijan foreign ministry says an Iranian drone strike has hit two locations in the country’s west on Thursday.

Two civilians have been injured.

“One drone struck the terminal building of the airport in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, while another drone fell near a school building in the village of Shakarabad,” a statement from the ministry said.

The ministry also say they have summoned the Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan since the attack.

CNN is reporting explosions have been heard over the Iranian capital city of Tehran on Thursday morning.

Republicans in the United States Senate have blocked a bill that would have limited President Donald Trump’s power to continue military action against Iran.

Introduced by Democratic senator for Virginia Tim Kaine, the bill would have allowed Congress to have input into President Trump’s decision to enter into war with Iran, which has so far been waged without Congressional approval.

The resolution was voted down 53-47, with votes divided almost completely on party lines.

Iran’s revolutionary guards have declared the Strait of Hormuz is closed to ships from the US, Israel, Europe, and other Western allies, CNN is reporting.

“We had previously said that, based on international laws and resolutions, in times of war, the Islamic Republic of Iran will have the right to control the passage through the Strait of Hormuz,” a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said.

“If vessels belonging to the US, Israel, Europe “and their supporters … are observed, they will certainly be hit.”

Explosions have been heard over Qatar’s capital city, Doha, and Bahrain, Al Jazeera are reporting.

The explosions occured just before midday local time.

Earlier today, the Qatar Ministry of the Interior evacuated residents living near the US Embassy in Doha.

“Suitable accommodation has been provided for them as part of necessary preventive measures,” a statement from the Ministry said.

The Israel Defence Force says it has struck “additional command centres” used by Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon.

“A short while ago, the Israeli Air Force completed a wave of intelligence-based strikes in Beirut against several command centers belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization,” a statement from the IDF read.

“Among the command centers targeted was a command center used by the Hezbollah terrorist organization’s aerial unit.”

Incredible pictures are emerging on social media of a missile which landed near the Qamishli International Airport in Syria’s north, near the Turkish border.

No casualties have been reported from the intercepted missile.

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The BBC is reporting Ben Gurion airport, which is Israel’s major airport, has been reopened.

The airport has been closed for five days since the first US-Israeli strikes on Iran.