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• Ted Cruz urges US to arm Iranian protesters as militias threaten ‘total war’ against America - Ted Cruz responds to reports describing rapidly deteriorating situation as Iran-backed militias threaten 'total war' against America. He called for the U.S. to arm Iranian protesters.
• Iran regime reportedly issued nationwide shoot-to-kill orders as protest death toll surges - Iran protest death toll estimates range from several thousand to over 35,000 as brutal crackdown intensifies. Medical data reveals shocking scale of violence.
• Iran accused of sex assaults on teenage prisoners, while families charged to recover remains of loved ones - Iran's prosecutor general Mohammad Movahedi claims government crushed nationwide protests as death toll reaches 544 with over 10,681 arrested.
• Armed militias fire heavy machine guns through Tehran streets in deadly night attacks - Iran protests enter day twenty-four with 4,519 confirmed deaths as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backs security forces amid nationwide demonstrations.
• Iran locks nation into ‘darker’ digital blackout, viewing internet as an ‘existential threat’ - Iran enters 22nd day of internet shutdown with limited connectivity restored as NetBlocks reports shift toward "filternet plus" censorship scheme whitelisting only business services.
• Only one out of nearly 20 surveyed Democrats who may run in 2028 says a man cannot become a woman - Only one of nearly 20 top Democrats who may run for president in 2028 was willing to definitively answer whether a man could become a woman.
• Iran state TV hacked to show exiled Crown Prince Pahlavi - Iranian state TV hacked to show exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urging military to join protesters as death toll reportedly reaches nearly 4,000.
• Iran accused of killing 16,500 in sweeping ‘genocide’ crackdown: report - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledges thousands killed in Iran protests as regime allegedly accelerates executions to more than eight per day.
• NHL commissioner says he 'binged' new hockey reality show 'in one night,' reaffirms stance on Pride jerseys - After bingeing HBO Max’s “Heated Rivalry," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman praised the show’s portrayal of hockey culture while reaffirming his stance on themed jerseys.
• Top Iranian general threatens to 'cut off' Trump's hand over potential military strikes - Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei warns American military bases in the region would not be safe from retaliation as U.S. aircraft carrier reportedly moves toward Middle East.