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Iranian protesters demonstrated against the Islamic Republic outside the United Nations Office in Geneva on Thursday as a new round of US-Iran talks took place in the Swiss city, waving pre-Islamic Republic Lion and Sun flags and holding pictures of exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi.

Several Iranian universities announced that classes will be held online until the end of the term following days of student rallies across campuses.

Institutions including Islamic Azad University, Parand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman Branch, Isfahan University of Art, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, University of Damghan, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Islamic Azad University, Gilan Branch and Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch confirmed the shift in separate notices.

The student group Daneshjuyan Motahed criticized the decision, saying in a statement that “the Islamic Republic has once again proven its fear of students,” and reported that some students were boycotting online classes in response.

Sohrabi underwent surgery to remove his eye after being transferred to hospital and subsequently fell into a coma. His family later donated his organs.

Videos circulating on social media show Sohrabi participating in a southeast Tehran provincial bodybuilding competition earlier that same afternoon, hours before he joined the protests.

Sohrabi had worked from the age of 14 and later became a bodybuilding coach. Following his death, images of him circulated widely online, with some users comparing his appearance to Turkish actor Can Yaman and others calling him “Iran’s Brad Pitt.”

His brother announced on Instagram that their mother had been hospitalized due to the physical and psychological toll of her son’s death. Minutes after the post was published, the story was deleted and all images related to Davoud and his funeral were removed from the account. The page later became inaccessible.

IranWire reported that the family has been under heavy pressure from security authorities and was asked to describe Davoud as a Basij member.

Abolfazl Zohrevand said the latest round of negotiations between Iran and the United States is unlikely to end well, citing recent remarks by President Donald Trump.

“Given the course of events so far, and especially Donald Trump’s two-hour speech in Congress, it seems the negotiations will not have a good outcome,” Zohrevand, a member of parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, said, according to state media.

He said Washington was still seeking guarantees from Iran “from a perspective it has defined itself,” adding that in his view the United States was seeking Iran’s “surrender.” Zohrevand also said Tehran should respond more forcefully to remarks about regime change or threats against its leadership and suggested negotiations could even have been halted.

Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi met Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva to convey Iran’s perspectives and proposals as part of ongoing indirect nuclear talks, Oman’s state news agency said.

The discussions addressed key aspects of Iran’s nuclear program and the guarantees required to reach an agreement covering technical and oversight issues, the agency said.

Albusaidi said efforts are being pursued “with unwavering determination and a constructive spirit,” adding that negotiators have shown openness to “novel and innovative ideas and solutions” aimed at securing what he described as a fair and durable agreement.