Overview
- Iran’s judiciary signaled that detainees could face mohareb charges punishable by death, indicating executions may proceed despite uncertainty over earlier reported pauses.
- Verified tolls from HRANA and Iran Human Rights stand in the low 3,000s, an Iranian official cited by Reuters put the count at about 5,000, and some opposition estimates run far higher.
- President Donald Trump called for “new leadership” in Iran after previously warning of “very strong” options, yet he has not ordered strikes as U.S. forces reposition and staffing is reduced at Al Udeid air base.
- Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that any aggression against the supreme leader would amount to all-out war, reflecting sharply heightened rhetoric toward the United States.
- Connectivity has hovered near 2% of normal levels, rights monitors report more than 24,000 arrests, and on-the-ground accounts indicate protests have ebbed under a heavy security presence.