Overview
- Iranian rights groups report thousands killed and mass detentions during the crackdown, with figures difficult to verify under an ongoing communications blackout.
- The United States imposed new sanctions on officials linked to repression and pressed for an emergency UN Security Council meeting, saying all options remain on the table.
- Trump said Iran canceled more than 800 scheduled executions and claimed the killings were easing, while Iranian state media reported that detainee Erfan Soltani would be spared a death sentence.
- U.S. forces repositioned assets toward the Middle East, including the USS Abraham Lincoln, as Gulf states urged restraint and Netanyahu discussed delaying potential strikes with Trump.
- Residents and monitors described quiet in Tehran and other cities as some connectivity returned, though analysts warned the security posture is heavy and unrest could resume.