Overview
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghtschi told Fox News there will be no hangings tied to the unrest today or tomorrow and claimed the government has full control, offering no evidence for allegations of foreign orchestration.
- President Donald Trump said he was informed there are no execution plans and warned of a very strong U.S. response if demonstrators are put to death.
- The reported execution of 26-year-old protester Erfan Soltani has been suspended, according to the rights group Hengaw, which still voiced serious concerns for his life.
- Iran temporarily closed its airspace as several countries urged citizens to leave, airlines rerouted flights, and U.S. media reported the precautionary movement of some American personnel from the Al-Udeid base in Qatar.
- Germany condemned the crackdown and is pursuing additional EU sanctions, while legal experts noted a unilateral U.S. military intervention would likely breach international law without a UN mandate or valid self‑defence claim.