Iran’s crisis escalated sharply as Iran International English reported an editorial-board conclusion that at least 12,000 people were killed in what it described as Iran’s largest killing in contemporary history.
The outlet said publication was delayed “until the evidence converged,” and characterized conditions inside Iran as a coordinated blackout designed not only for security control but to conceal events, citing internet cuts, crippled communications, media shutdowns, and intimidation of journalists and witnesses.
Iran International said its assessment was based on a multi-stage review drawing on a source close to the Supreme National Security Council, two sources in the presidential office, and accounts from multiple sources within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Mashhad, Kermanshah, and Isfahan.
It also cited testimonies from eyewitnesses and families of those killed, field reports, data linked to medical centers, and information provided by doctors and nurses across multiple cities.
The report presents the 12,000 figure as a minimum, using “at least,” but provides no public, auditable line-item breakdown in the quoted material, leaving the estimate dependent on source corroboration rather than a disclosed registry of names or locations.
Trump said he has cancelled “all” meetings with Iranian officials and would keep them canceled “until the senseless killing of protesters STOPS,” pairing that step with the phrase “HELP IS ON ITS WAY.”
Asked what he meant, Trump replied, “You’re going to find out soon,” adding uncertainty around the form, timing, and channel of any US action.
It was also reported Trump saying it is “a good idea for Americans to leave Iran.”
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