Overview
- NetBlocks reported an abrupt nationwide drop in connectivity, with Cloudflare also detecting a sharp fall in traffic and major disruption to several state and semi-official media sites.
- Demonstrations that began over the cost of living have spread to at least 100 cities, with thousands in the streets of Tehran and protests reported in Kermanshah, Shiraz, Mashhad and other provinces.
- Iran Human Rights counted at least 45 people killed and more than 2,000 arrests, while official and state media reports cite about 21 deaths including members of the security forces.
- Authorities escalated pressure with reported executions, including Ali Ardestani for alleged Mossad spying, as President Massoud Pezeshkian urged security forces to refrain from action against peaceful protesters.
- Italy’s foreign ministry advised against all travel to Iran, the chief of Tehran’s army warned of a response to remarks by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and exiled figure Reza Pahlavi called for coordinated evening chants.