Overview
- President Trump said he was told executions would not proceed and that killings had halted, adding the United States would keep watching events.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there would be no hanging today or tomorrow, while a rights group reported Erfan Soltani’s execution did not take place as scheduled.
- Rights monitors reported thousands of protesters killed and more than 10,000 arrests, as Iran’s judiciary vowed fast-track trials and capital charges including moharebeh.
- Some U.S. personnel were asked to leave the Al Udeid base in Qatar and the UK withdrew troops and closed its embassy in Tehran, reflecting precautionary posture changes.
- A multi-day internet blackout has severely constrained verification as AFP-verified videos showed bodies at a Tehran-area morgue and authorities held a large funeral for security forces.