Concerns have been sparked as after a live FlightRadar map of planes avoiding Iran’s airspace left people seriously shocked on social media.

The Institute for the Study of War has recorded at least 369 protests in 28 of the country's 31 provinces since the unrest began.

Trump has said he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would “watch it and see” about threatened military action

The UK is working with allies on further sanctions against the regime in Iran, where thousands of protesters have reportedly been killed in the country in recent weeks

Rampant inflation, a collapsing currency and export restrictions have destabilized the country's economy and sparked deadly protests.

Internet access and telephone services were cut shortly after the protests began. The unrest marks a further escalation of a protest movement that began over Iran's struggling economy and has since spread nationwide,