Overview
- Washington announced new penalties on figures including security council chief Ali Laridschani after days of warning Iran over its crackdown.
- Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghtschi told Fox News there were no plans for hangings this week, and President Donald Trump said he was told the killings had stopped.
- Rights group Hengaw reported the planned execution of demonstrator Erfan Soltani was suspended, and Iran’s judiciary later said he was not under a death sentence, though advocates remain concerned.
- Precautionary moves continued as U.S. personnel were partially evacuated from Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar, Iran temporarily restricted its airspace, and Lufthansa rerouted to avoid Iran and Iraq.
- Large protests have quieted under a harsh security response and internet blackout; Iran Human Rights estimates about 3,428 demonstrators killed, figures not independently verified, and the UN Security Council convened a briefing on Thursday.