Overview
- Fresh overnight rallies filled streets in Tehran, Mashhad, Tabriz and Qom, with connectivity largely cut for roughly 36 hours, according to NetBlocks and verified videos.
- Iran Human Rights reports at least 51 people killed, including nine children, while HRANA cites 62 deaths, and NGOs say hundreds are injured and more than 2,000 have been arrested.
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei labeled protesters “vandals,” vowed the state would not back down, the Revolutionary Guards called the unrest unacceptable, and the judiciary warned of maximum punishment.
- International responses intensified as President Donald Trump warned of striking Iran “very hard” if killings escalate, the U.S. said it supports Iranian protesters, and the EU, Germany, France, Canada and Australia condemned excessive force.
- Exiled opposition figure Reza Pahlavi urged mass turnout and a national strike in sectors such as oil and transport, and Turkish Airlines canceled multiple flights to Tehran as disruptions widened.