Overview
- Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told Parliament the UK condemns the "horrendous and brutal killing" of protesters and demanded respect for fundamental rights.
- The Foreign Office called in Iran's ambassador to underline the gravity of the situation and to seek answers on reported abuses.
- Cooper said the government will bring forward legislation for full and further sanctions, with sectoral measures targeting finance, energy, transport, software and other industries linked to Iran's nuclear escalation.
- Reuters reported an Iranian official acknowledged about 2,000 deaths in two weeks of unrest, asserting that "terrorists" were responsible for many fatalities.
- Opposition outlet Iran International has claimed a far higher toll of roughly 12,000 deaths, a figure not corroborated by official sources.