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Iran’s nationwide internet blackout entered its 30th consecutive day on Sunday, leaving millions cut off from global communication since the war with the United States and Israel began.

Internet monitoring group NetBlocks said connectivity to the outside world remains almost entirely severed. “Metrics show that connectivity to the outside world remains at just 1% of ordinary levels,” the group wrote on X.

While Iran’s domestic intranet continues to function, allowing access to local messaging apps, banking platforms and other internal services, access to the global internet has been heavily restricted.

IRGC Aerospace Force commander Majid Moosavi warned on Sunday that retaliation for attacks on Iran’s infrastructure was underway and would target what he described as chemical, oil and metals industries linked to US-Israeli interests in the region.

“Retaliation for attacks on Iran’s infrastructure is being carried out through the destruction of strategic industries linked to the US-Israeli enemy in the region,” he wrote on X.

“So far, a chemical industry in the occupied territories, a refinery, two steel complexes and two major aluminum complexes have been hit, and these painful attacks will continue until we see the pain in your eyes,” he added.

US President Donald Trump said the United States was already taking control of the Strait of Hormuz, Israel’s Channel 14 correspondent said on X, citing an interview with the president on Sunday.

“Yes, sure, it’s already happening,” he said when asked whether the US could take control of the waterway.

He added that he believes Iran “badly” wants a deal.

“I think they want to do very badly. Anybody would want a deal if you are getting decimated, right?” he said.

Witnesses reported widespread power outages in Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj, along with explosions and low-flying fighter jets across several Iranian provinces on Sunday, eyewitnesses told Iran International.

In Tehran province, witnesses said a major power outage continued late into the night, while low-flying fighter jets were heard over areas including Hosseinabad and Heravi. The Parchin area was also reported to have been struck, with further jet activity heard overnight in parts of the capital.

In Alborz province, residents reported widespread power outages across the city of Karaj.

In Sistan and Baluchestan province, witnesses in Zahedan reported air defense activity, explosions and fighter jet flights, while in Chabahar, several strong explosions were heard.

In Hormozgan province, multiple explosions were reported in the port city of Bandar Abbas, including a series of blasts late at night.

Iranians gathered outside the US Congress building in Washington on Sunday to call for global support and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic.

The rally drew Iranians from across multiple US states as well as Canada.