Overview
- The UN Security Council meets today at U.S. request for a briefing on Iran’s crackdown, as France convenes a separate defense council in Paris.
- Iran’s foreign minister says authorities have total control and no hangings are planned for Wednesday or Thursday, and the judiciary says 26-year-old detainee Erfan Soltani is not eligible for the death penalty and could face prison if convicted.
- President Donald Trump says he was told the killings have ended but declines to rule out U.S. military action, saying Washington will keep watching the situation.
- Iran Human Rights reports at least 3,428 protesters killed and more than 10,000 arrests since December 28, while a weeklong internet shutdown hampers verification and contact with families.
- Governments and entities take precautions, with the UK closing its Tehran embassy, India and Spain urging citizens to leave, Qatar reducing personnel at Al-Udeid, and Lufthansa rerouting to avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace, as the IRGC warns it will respond decisively to any attack.