Overview
- U.S. President Donald Trump warned of “very strong action” if detainees are hanged, with 26-year-old Erfan Soltani identified by the State Department and rights groups as scheduled for execution on Wednesday.
- Iran’s judiciary chief vowed fast-track proceedings, and prosecutors are pursuing capital charges of moharebeh against some detainees, according to state media.
- Rights monitors report deaths in the thousands under a prolonged internet blackout, with HRANA citing at least 2,500 killed and Iran Human Rights reporting 3,400-plus, alongside mass arrests.
- Some U.S. personnel were advised to depart Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as a precaution, and Iran warned countries hosting U.S. forces that their bases could be targeted if Washington strikes.
- State TV aired large funerals in Tehran for security forces and others as authorities label the unrest “riots,” while the blackout and restricted reporting obscure the fate of detainees and the full toll.