Overview
- Iran’s armed forces spokesman warned President Trump not to target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, threatening severe consequences.
- Activist network HRANA reported at least 4,484 people killed and more than 26,000 arrested, while Khamenei acknowledged “several thousand” dead and independent confirmation remains unavailable.
- National police chief Ahmad Reza Radan gave protesters three days to surrender for possible leniency as judicial leaders pledged decisive punishment and authorities carried out asset seizures.
- Iran’s state television satellite feed was briefly hijacked to air messages from exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi urging security forces not to fire on citizens, with IRIB acknowledging a short disruption.
- Ship-tracking data showed the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group in the Strait of Malacca on a route that could take it to the Middle East, reflecting heightened U.S. military signaling.