Iranian authorities say about 2,000 people have been killed during more than two weeks of nationwide anti-government protests, marking the first time officials have given an overall death toll from the unrest.
Iranian officials have not provided a detailed breakdown of casualties.
However, a U.S.-based rights group says most of those killed were protesters, as the crackdown by Iran’s clerical leadership continues.
The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said it had verified 2,003 deaths, including 1,850 protesters, and reported that nearly 16,800 people had been detained since demonstrations began.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iranians to continue protesting and to remember those responsible for the violence, saying they would eventually “pay a very big price”. In a post on Truth Social, he told Iranians to “keep protesting” and “take over your institutions”, adding that “help is on its way”, without explaining what form that help might take.
Trump said he had cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials until what he described as the “senseless killing” of protesters stopped. Asked later what he meant by his remarks, he declined to give details, saying reporters would “have to figure that out”. He has previously said military action is among the options he is considering.
"The killing looks like it's significant, but we don't know yet for certain," said Trump upon returning to the Washington area from Detroit, adding he would know more after receiving a report on Tuesday evening about the Iran protests.
"We'll act accordingly," he said.
In response to Trump's social media post that "help is on the way," Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said the U.S. president was inciting violence, threatening the country’s sovereignty and security and seeking to destabilise the government.
“The United States and the Israeli regime bear direct and undeniable legal responsibility for the resulting loss of innocent civilian lives, particularly among the youth,” he wrote in a letter to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday he had continued to communicate with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and that Tehran was studying ideas proposed by Washington.
The protests began more than two weeks ago amid deep economic hardship and have since grown into one of the biggest challenges to Iran’s leadership in years. Internet access remains heavily restricted, limiting the flow of information from inside the country.
The U.S. State Department has urged American citizens to leave Iran immediately, including by land through Turkey or Armenia, as the situation continues to deteriorate.
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