Overview
- Nationwide demonstrations have entered day fourteen, with rallies reported across dozens of cities and provinces despite mass arrests.
- Digital-rights analysts say a selective blackout has choked roughly 90% of internet traffic, limiting communications while preserving some official channels.
- Reported death tolls diverge sharply, with HRANA citing at least 65–72 killed and medical sources cited by Time reporting up to 217, alongside more than 2,300 detentions.
- Iran’s prosecutor general warned participants could be prosecuted as “enemies of God,” a charge punishable by death, as Khamenei placed the Revolutionary Guard on heightened alert.
- President Trump said the United States is ready to help protesters, and the Wall Street Journal reported preliminary U.S. discussions on potential military options with no signs of imminent action.