Overview
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told diplomats the protests turned "violent and bloody" to give President Trump a pretext to intervene and said order has been restored.
- Araghchi said Iran is prepared to counter any attack yet open to negotiations, and officials noted communication channels with Washington remain available.
- Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned that any U.S. strike would make Israeli territory and U.S. bases and ships legitimate targets.
- A nationwide internet blackout continues, with watchdog NetBlocks reporting a "national internet blackout" and casualty figures diverging widely between HRANA's tally of at least 544 dead and Tasnim's report of 109 security-force deaths.
- Iranian authorities claimed they have footage of weapons distribution and plan to air detainee confessions, and they alleged links to terrorists associated with Israel's Mossad.