Iran’s streets have become battlegrounds as anti-government protests enter their third week, marked by a draconian communication blackout exceeding 84 hours. No internet, no phone service—citizens are cut off while the death count climbs to 544 and arrests surpass 10,000.
What began as grievances over fuel prices has morphed into a nationwide uprising against Supreme Leader Khamenei. Security forces, accused of lethal force, have swelled prisons with over 10,681 detainees, per HRANA data.
Earlier estimates pegged deaths at 115 and arrests at 2,000, but updated figures from U.S. rights monitors reveal the true scale of repression. Among the dead: eight children, victims of a crackdown that knows no mercy.
Graphic videos depict police targeting young protesters with explosives, highlighting the regime’s ruthlessness. As blackout persists, information trickles out via smuggled reports.
Geopolitics heats up: Trump announced Iran’s readiness to negotiate as the U.S. weighs military responses. Tehran fired back, threatening U.S. military and commercial sites.
Khamenei’s recent address claimed Islamic Republic’s invincibility against foes’ assaults over 40 years. But with protests unrelenting, his words ring hollow against a mounting human cost and a people demanding change.
