Overview
- Demonstrations persisted into a second week across more than 100 cities, with new gatherings reported in multiple Tehran districts and provincial centers.
- Rights groups cited roughly 51–72 people killed and more than 2,300 detained, though the near-national internet shutdown has hindered independent verification.
- Prosecutor-general Mohammad Movahedi Azad warned participants could be deemed “enemies of God,” a charge carrying the death penalty, as the judiciary vowed uncompromising action.
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and state media accused the United States, Israel and designated groups of orchestrating unrest, labeled protesters “terrorists,” and highlighted funerals for slain security personnel.
- Exiled figure Reza Pahlavi urged Iranians to seize and hold city centers following timed protests, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump publicly backed the demonstrators and issued warnings to Tehran.