Overview
- Large demonstrations persisted across multiple cities overnight despite live fire by security forces, with verified videos showing troops shooting at crowds in places such as Zahedan.
- Prosecutor general Mohammad Movahedi Azad said participants would be treated as “enemies of God,” a charge that can carry the death penalty.
- Death tolls remain highly disputed: HRANA reports 116 killed and about 2,600 arrests, a doctor cited by Time says 217 deaths at six Tehran hospitals, and Iran International alleges 2,000 killed in 48 hours.
- Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei denounced protesters and has reportedly put the IRGC on elevated alert, while hospital staff describe emergency wards overwhelmed with gunshot wounds to heads and eyes.
- President Donald Trump said the United States is “ready to help,” U.S. media report preliminary military planning without an imminent strike, Israel is on high alert, and Iran’s parliamentary leader warned U.S. and Israeli bases would be targets if attacked.