Overview
- Verified footage shows huge crowds on Tehran’s Ayatollah Kashani Boulevard, with fresh rallies in Mashhad, Tabriz and Abadan on the 12th night of unrest.
- NetBlocks and Cloudflare report a near‑total shutdown of internet and phone services across Iran, sharply curbing independent verification.
- Iran Human Rights counts at least 45 protesters killed, including eight minors, while official outlets cite 21 fatalities, including members of the security forces.
- Exiled opposition figure Reza Pahlavi called for synchronized evening protests, helping to drive the largest turnouts of the current wave.
- Iran’s leadership signals a harder line as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the judiciary vow punishment, and President Trump warns Tehran against killing protesters.