Overview
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told diplomats the situation is under control, following a wave of detentions that included more than 100 arrests in Lorestan province, according to state media.
- The IRGC’s intelligence arm reported detaining suspected Mossad operatives in North Khorasan and said they seized communications gear and firearms while alleging the suspects helped organize unrest.
- The government announced three days of mourning for those it calls martyrs of national resistance to the U.S. and Israel, as officials continue to attribute the turmoil to foreign interference.
- State television broadcast large pro‑government marches across multiple provinces featuring anti‑U.S. and anti‑Israel slogans and portraits of Iran’s leadership.
- EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said she is ready to propose additional sanctions over the crackdown, the Wall Street Journal reported U.S. officials fear intervention could trigger regional escalation, and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu publicly backed Iranian demonstrators.