Overview
- Iran’s general prosecutor warned participants could be charged as “enemies of God,” a capital offense, as authorities reported fresh arrests.
- Rights groups reported sharply divergent tolls, with Iran Human Rights citing at least 192 killed and HRANA documenting 116 deaths and about 2,600 detentions, figures difficult to verify under the blackout.
- President Donald Trump said the United States “stands ready to help” and has been briefed on military strike options, but officials indicated no decision or mobilization has been made.
- Reuters reported Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed possible U.S. intervention, while Iran’s parliament speaker warned that U.S. bases in the region and Israel would be targeted if Washington attacks.
- Despite near-total internet and mobile shutdowns, videos showed renewed crowds in Tehran and Mashhad as exiled opposition figure Reza Pahlavi urged strikes and occupation of central squares.