Overview
- Khamenei accused U.S. President Donald Trump of being “guilty” of the victims and cast the unrest as an American plot.
- He said authorities must “break the back of the seditionists” and warned that neither domestic nor international “criminals” would be spared.
- Iran Human Rights reports at least 3,428 verified deaths, while authorities claim protests are under control and state-linked reports cite roughly 3,000 arrests.
- Netblocks detected only a very slight recovery after more than 200 hours of shutdown, leaving nationwide internet access at about 2% of typical levels.
- Trump had threatened intervention before signaling restraint and thanking Tehran for halting planned executions, as Gulf governments and Israel’s prime minister urged Washington to avoid military action while the White House said options remain on the table.