Overview
- The U.S. Treasury on Friday blacklisted Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni, IRGC intelligence chief Majid Khadami, businessman Babak Zanjani and several IRGC commanders over the crackdown and sanction‑evasion networks.
- U.S. Central Command cautioned Tehran against “unsafe” actions during an IRGC naval exercise near the Strait of Hormuz, with additional U.S. air and naval assets moving into the region and a U.S. destroyer docking in Israel’s Eilat.
- President Donald Trump said he recently communicated with Iranian officials, set a private deadline for Tehran, and demanded an end to nuclear activities and the killing of protesters; Iranian officials publicly deny direct talks.
- The European Union formally placed the IRGC on its terrorist list and announced new sanctions tied to repression and weapons programs, tightening Western pressure on Tehran.
- Inside Iran, a parliamentary commission acknowledged detentions of students under 18 as families describe coerced, security‑controlled burials and opposition figure Mir‑Hossein Mousavi calls for a referendum and a non‑foreign transition.