Nobel Peace laureate condemns direct fire on protesters

This video map shows locations where protest rallies have been reported through the fourth day of unrest.

The map compiles reports from videos, witness accounts and statements received by Iran International, highlighting cities where protest gatherings have taken place since demonstrations began.

Citing a US official and two other sources familiar with the discussion, Axios said Netanyahu argued that further action could be needed to prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear and missile capabilities after last June’s 12-day conflict, which both leaders have described publicly as a success.

Trump told reporters after the meeting that the United States would strike Iran again if it attempted to reconstitute its nuclear program, while saying he would prefer to reach a nuclear agreement with Tehran.

A US official told Axios that Trump would likely support renewed military action if Washington judged Iran to be taking “real and verifiable” steps to rebuild its nuclear program.

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  Trump says he'd ‘absolutely’ back possible Israeli strikes on Iran

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  Iran pushes back at Trump warning, stresses need for ballistic deterrence

Axios said Netanyahu briefed Trump on Israeli concerns that Iran was rebuilding its ballistic missile program and also raised Hezbollah’s efforts to replenish long-range missile stockpiles in Lebanon.

Israel struck both nuclear-related and conventional military targets in Iran during the June fighting, while US forces focused on nuclear facilities.

The sources said no agreement was reached on specific timelines or conditions for future strikes.

Axios added that some US and Israeli officials see the greatest near-term risk of a wider conflict as miscalculation, with either side acting pre-emptively on fears of an impending attack.

Students at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad have called for a protest gathering on Wednesday, according to a statement published by the Amir Kabir Newsletter.

“We, the students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, are heirs to the thought of freedom and resistance,” the statement said.

The authors said universities should remain spaces for political and social engagement.

“The university is not a place for fear, and students will not remain spectators,” the statement said.

It added: “Protest is our right, sit-ins are our tool, and standing firm is our path. The younger generation does not accept injustice and will not surrender the future at the cost of fear.”

A senior judicial official in Fasa on Wednesday denied reports that a person was killed during an attack on the city’s governor’s office, while confirming arrests and injuries after unrest in the southern Iranian city.

Hamed Ostovar, the head of Fasa’s justice department, said images circulating online showed damage to part of the governor’s office, including broken glass and the guard post door.

“During the incident and after police entered the area, four of the attackers were arrested,” he said.

He added that three police officers were injured.

Ostovar rejected reports that a protester was killed during the incident. “The claim is not true and is only a rumor,” he said.

Some sources reported that an 18-year-old, identified as Mahdi Samavati, was killed by security forces’ gunfire.

In recent hours, Iran International has received multiple videos that appear to show security forces firing directly toward protesters in the city.

The University of Tehran said on Wednesday that all students detained during a protest on campus the previous day had been released.

Mohammad-Reza Taghidokht, executive deputy of the university president’s office, told ISNA that all detained students were freed by late Tuesday night following follow-up by the university’s president.

He said four students from the University of Tehran had been detained during the gathering.