Iran live updates: Iran's internet blackout partially lifted after 87 days

The internet blackout in Iran has been partially lifted after 87 days of a nationwide blackout.

U.S. forces on Monday launched what U.S. Central Command described as "self-defense strikes" in southern Iran.

"U.S. forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces," CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins said in a statement. "Targets included missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to emplace mines. U.S. Central Command continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire."

President Donald Trump honored the 13 service members killed during the war in Iran while delivering Memorial Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery.

"In Operation Epic Fury, we lost 13 wonderful souls, wonderful special people," he said. "These incredible men and women gave their lives to ensure that the world's number one state sponsor of terror will never have a nuclear weapon. Oh, and they won't. They will never have a nuclear weapon."

Seven service members died following the opening wave of Iranian retaliatory attacks across the Middle East, and six Air Force airmen were killed when a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq.

President Donald Trump on Monday again insisted that his proposed Iran deal is the "exact opposite" of former President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, attacking Democrats and his GOP adversaries in a new social media post.

"The deal with Iran will either be a great and meaningful one, or there will be no deal. It will be the exact opposite of the JCPOA disaster negotiated by the failed Obama Administration, which was a direct and open path to a Nuclear Weapon for Iran. No, I don't do deals like that!" Trump wrote.

The president said that his critics "know nothing" about the potential deal he is working on, adding that "things haven't even been negotiated yet." On Saturday, Trump claimed an "agreement had been largely negotiated."

Trump also criticized his Republican adversaries, including Sen. Bill Cassidy, Rep. Thomas Massie, and Sen. Thom Tillis. While pointing to Cassidy and Massie's recent primary losses, Trump added that Tillis is also "Soon out of office!"

In a subsequent post, the president wished Americans a happy Memorial Day, "including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military and all of the tremendous success that it has had over the last year."