Overview
- NBC News verified that widely shared footage showing rows of body bags and grieving families was filmed at the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center south of Tehran.
- Rights groups report sharply higher casualty figures, with HRANA listing more than 544 dead (including 496 protesters) and over 10,600 detained, while Iran Human Rights says at least 694 protesters have been killed.
- Iran has imposed a nationwide communications shutdown that has hindered independent verification, though clips are still reaching the outside world through satellite links.
- Iranian state television aired images of body bags at a Tehran coroner’s site but asserted the victims were killed by 'armed terrorists,' and authorities have not issued official totals.
- President Trump says he is weighing military, cyber and sanctions options in response to the crackdown, as Iran’s parliament speaker warns U.S. bases and Israeli territory would be targeted if Iran is attacked.