Overview
- Iran Human Rights reports at least 3,428 protesters killed and HRANA lists 2,615, with both groups saying more than 10,000 arrests have occurred as authorities dispute the figures.
- Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei urged rapid prosecutions, IHR warned of possible mass executions, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied plans for hangings and called the reported tolls exaggerated.
- Iran briefly closed its airspace for over four hours on Thursday, prompting airline diversions before flights resumed, with civil aviation authorities offering no explanation.
- The United Nations Security Council scheduled an emergency session at Washington’s request, and the United States moved some personnel from the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar during heightened tensions.
- State media highlighted a mass funeral for about 100 security personnel, while an extended internet shutdown tracked by NetBlocks has hampered independent casualty verification and on-the-ground reporting.