Overview
- Rights groups report more than 3,000 people killed in the crackdown and tens of thousands arrested, figures that remain difficult to verify under severe information restrictions.
- Internet access is still sharply limited, with NetBlocks noting only minimal restoration and residents describing quiet streets under a heavy security presence.
- Trump shifted from warnings of military action to thanks for “over 800” cancelled hangings, while Iran’s judiciary indicated at least one detainee would not face death, and the broader claims lack independent confirmation.
- The United States announced new sanctions targeting officials tied to the repression and pressed for an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting, as an aircraft carrier was reported heading toward the region.
- Iran’s leadership intensified hardline rhetoric, with Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami urging executions of detainees and IRGC figure Mohsen Rezaei issuing personal threats against the U.S. president.