Overview
- In a Truth Social post, President Trump urged protesters to “keep protesting” and “take over your institutions,” saying he canceled all meetings with Iranian officials until the killings stop.
- Trump said any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff effective immediately, a move that drew swift criticism from China as Tehran’s public response remained unclear.
- Rights monitors reported at least 1,850–2,003 deaths and more than 16,700 detentions, while an unnamed Iranian official acknowledged about 2,000 dead and blamed “terrorists” for the killings.
- U.S. options under review include airstrikes and cyber actions, according to reports, as Russia warned military threats were “categorically unacceptable” and Iranian officials vowed retaliation if attacked.
- Iran’s top cyberspace authority signaled continued internet restrictions until security is restored, and the U.S. Virtual Embassy advised American citizens to leave Iran and plan for communication outages.