Iran murders protesters, lies about Israel, while Arab regimes stay silent and tyranny tightens grip nationwide.
The death toll from Iran’s nationwide anti-regime protests has surged past 3,000, marking the bloodiest unrest the country has seen in decades, according to rights monitors.
The Human Rights Activists News Agency reported that at least 3,090 people have been killed so far, the overwhelming majority identified as protesters shot, beaten, or executed by regime security forces. Thousands more have reportedly been arrested as Tehran intensifies its crackdown.
Residents across multiple cities said open demonstrations have largely subsided for now, not due to reconciliation, but because of mass arrests, lethal force, and fear. State-controlled media confirmed additional detentions, while internet watchdogs noted only a marginal return of connectivity following an eight-day nationwide blackout designed to conceal the scale of the killings.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei used a public religious address to deflect blame, accusing the United States and Israel of orchestrating the uprising. He alleged that “US and Zionist intelligence” trained protest leaders abroad and claimed that those “connected to Israel and the US” were responsible for thousands of deaths — despite all verified evidence pointing to regime forces as the perpetrators.
Khamenei declared that Iran would not enter a war, but warned that both “international and local criminals” would face punishment, signaling continued repression rather than reform.
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly warned Tehran that continued killing of protesters could trigger American intervention. At the peak of tensions midweek, U.S. military action appeared possible before Trump later stated that executions and mass killings had reportedly stopped.
Trump told reporters that he had received credible assurances that the regime had paused executions, adding that renewed violence would provoke a strong response.
Analysts note that Iran’s leadership follows a familiar pattern: massacre its own people, suppress information, and redirect blame toward Israel — the Middle East’s only democracy — while Arab regimes and Islamist allies remain conspicuously silent as Iranian civilians are slaughtered.
