Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said yesterday, as Tehran threatened to target US military bases if President Donald Trump carries out threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.
With the Islamic republic’s clerical establishment facing the biggest demonstrations since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene if force is used on protesters.
According to its latest figures – from activists inside and outside Iran – US-based rights group HRANA said it had verified the death of 490 protesters and 48 security personnel, with more than 10,600 people arrested in two weeks of unrest.
Trump is to be briefed by his officials tomorrow on options over Iran including military strikes, using secret cyber weapons, widening sanctions and providing online help to anti-government sources, the Wall Street Journal said.
State TV aired footage of dozens of body bags on the ground at the Tehran coroner’s office, saying the dead were victims of events caused by ‘armed terrorists’.
Three sources, who were present for Israeli security consultations, said Israel was on a high-alert footing for the possibility of any US intervention.
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