Overview
- The Institute for the Study of War says the nationwide protest wave has abated for now, likely due to regime suppression, though it warns the large security mobilization is not sustainable and unrest could return.
- Iran Human Rights estimates at least 3,428 demonstrators have been killed and more than 10,000 detained, while Iranian security forces cite roughly 3,000 arrests.
- Human Rights Watch describes the past week’s killings as unprecedented in the country, and NetBlocks reports the internet shutdown has lasted over 180 hours.
- AFP-verified videos show funeral scenes and rows of bodies from the peak of the protests, with mourners chanting against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
- Russia says President Vladimir Putin is ready to mediate and accuses the United States of aggression, the UN urges an immediate end to violence, and President Donald Trump has pledged support to demonstrators, including potential satellite-internet assistance.