Overview
- Demonstrations flared again Saturday night in Tehran and several cities, with an AFP-verified video showing crowds in the capital’s north.
- NetBlocks reported a nationwide internet shutdown lasting more than 60 hours, sharply constraining information from the streets.
- Rights groups cited at least 50 protesters killed, additional security personnel deaths, and roughly 2,300 arrests since the unrest began on December 28.
- Hospital staff described wards flooded with gunshot casualties, and the BBC confirmed 70 bodies were received at a Rasht hospital as its morgue overflowed.
- Iran’s leadership blamed foreign interference and the IRGC issued warnings, while President Donald Trump voiced support and, per the New York Times, was briefed on possible strike options.