Iran's internet blackout continues, despite a temporary resurgence, says a digital rights watchdog, as a government-linked news agency claims the country's access to the internet will be restored by tonight.

Iran's internet blackout continues, despite a temporary resurgence, says a digital rights watchdog, as a government-linked news agency claims the country's access to the internet will be restored by tonight.

US warships are heading toward Iran as Iranian officials defend a brutal suppression of anti-leadership protests that the United Nations is calling the deadliest crackdown by the Islamic republic on its people since it took power during the revolution in 1979.