Overview
- NetBlocks reported a sustained nationwide shutdown of internet and international calls, with connectivity largely cut for more than 36 hours.
- The Human Rights Activists News Agency said at least 65 people have been killed and over 2,300 detained, figures that remain hard to verify under the blackout.
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused foreign powers and singled out President Donald Trump in a televised address, as state media labeled protesters “terrorists.”
- Iran’s judiciary chief vowed “decisive, maximum” punishment for demonstrators, signaling a tougher crackdown as unrest enters a thirteenth day.
- Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi urged coordinated evening protests that saw visible turnout before communications were cut, with demonstrations reported across dozens to hundreds of locations.