Overview
- Large crowds rallied again in major cities including Tehran and Mashhad, with HRANA reporting protests in 180 locations despite a sweeping security crackdown.
- NetBlocks says a near-total internet shutdown has exceeded 48 hours, hampering verification and coordination, while some users connect via illicit Starlink terminals.
- Medical staff told the BBC that hospitals are under severe strain, with Tehran’s Farabi eye hospital in crisis mode and clinicians treating numerous gunshot injuries.
- The prosecutor general said participants and those aiding them could be prosecuted as ‘enemies of God’, while state media downplayed unrest and blamed ‘armed terrorists.’
- International reactions intensified, with President Trump pledging support and warning Tehran, EU leaders voicing solidarity, and diaspora rallies drawing hundreds to thousands in Berlin, Frankfurt and London.