Video transmitted from Iranβs second-largest city of Mashhad shows large crowds taking part in ongoing protests.
A person who shared the footage said security forces fired live ammunition, wounding two people in the Vakilabad area of the city.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran is facing serious trouble, noting that protesters appear to be taking control of cities that few believed could fall just weeks ago, adding that the situation is being closely monitored.
Trump reiterated his warning that if Iranian authorities begin killing people as they have in the past, the United States would intervene and strike Iran βvery hard where it hurts,β emphasizing that such action would not involve boots on the ground but would still be severe.
Diplomatic and security staff from the U.S. Venezuela Affairs Unit, which has operated out of Colombia since 2019, traveled to Caracas on Friday alongside Acting U.S. Ambassador to Colombia John McNamara to conduct an initial assessment of whether operations at the U.S. Embassy in the Venezuelan capital could be resumed in phases, officials told CNN.
Footage released by Iran International appears to show multiple bodies lying outside Alghadir Hospital in eastern Tehran, following massive anti-government protests in the capital overnight on Thursday.
Huge crowds of anti-government protesters filled the streets tonight in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, with turnout likely reaching tens of thousands in a city of roughly 3.4 million people.