Overview
- Verified videos show large student-led demonstrations at Tehran’s Sharif, Amirkabir and Shahid Beheshti universities and in Mashhad, with anti-regime chants and clashes with Basij-aligned forces.
- The United States is prepared to meet Iranian negotiators in Geneva on Thursday if Tehran submits a detailed offer within 48 hours, U.S. officials told Axios, as Iran’s Abbas Araghchi said a deal remains possible.
- The New York Times reports President Trump is weighing a limited strike in the coming days to pressure Tehran, while keeping open the option of heavier action later if diplomacy and a targeted blow fail.
- Iranian leaders reportedly assess a U.S. attack as likely and have positioned ballistic missile launchers to reach Israeli targets and U.S. bases, according to NYT-cited IRGC and government sources.
- Khamenei has issued directives to ensure leadership continuity, tasking Ali Larijani with safeguarding regime survival with multilayered succession plans, and Iran has labeled EU naval and air forces as terrorist entities in retaliation for EU measures on the IRGC.