By Parisa Hafezi, Reuters

Photo: Kamran / Middle East Images via AFP

Iran was largely cut off from the outside world on Friday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb expanding protests, with phone calls not reaching the country, flights cancelled and online Iranian news sites only intermittently updating.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused protesters of acting on behalf of United States President Donald Trump, saying rioters were attacking public properties and warning that Tehran would not tolerate people acting as "mercenaries f

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