Overview
- Demonstrations entered a second weekend across dozens of cities including Tehran and Mashhad, with AFP-verified videos showing renewed nighttime gatherings despite power and internet disruptions.
- Iran’s attorney general labeled participants “enemies of God,” an offense punishable by death, as state media portrayed most cities as calm and highlighted attacks blamed on “terrorists.”
- Reported death tolls vary widely and remain unverified, with figures ranging from at least 65 documented by HRANA earlier to 116 cited on Sunday, 192 reported by IHRNGO, and a CNN report quoting HRANA at 420, alongside thousands of arrests and accounts of overwhelmed hospitals.
- President Trump pledged support to demonstrators and warned Tehran about lethal force, as U.S. media reported he was briefed on military strike and other options, the Wall Street Journal flagged a planned Tuesday options review, and Reuters reported Netanyahu and Secretary of State Rubio discussed potential U.S. intervention.
- A near-total internet shutdown continued for more than 48 hours, according to Netblocks, with limited Starlink access reported, while exiled opposition figure Reza Pahlavi urged nationwide strikes and efforts to hold city centers.