Overview
- National police chief Ahmad‑Reza Radan gave participants three days to surrender, promising lighter punishment for youths he called "deceived."
- Hackers briefly disrupted IRIB satellite broadcasts with clips of exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi urging security forces not to fire on civilians.
- Rights groups report roughly 3,900–4,000 confirmed deaths with warnings the toll is higher, while the UN says executions are being used as a tool of intimidation.
- Officials cite about 3,000 arrests, but activists estimate detentions in the tens of thousands as an extensive communications blackout hampers verification.
- Limited, tightly filtered internet access has started to return in parts of Iran, as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group transits the Strait of Malacca on a potential route toward the region.