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Firefighting teams arrived at the scene in Tehran's Jannat Abad neighborhood, attempting to extinguish the fire. It remains unclear if the fire was directly related to anti-regime protest activity.

A meeting between US and Iranian officials in Istanbul is seen as a best-case scenario, sources familiar with the plans said.

As Washington weighs talks with Tehran, former national security adviser Jacob Nagel warns that negotiations without prior dismantlement of Iran’s capabilities would repeat past strategic failures.

Some of the Ayatollah's most important insiders belong to the Larijani family, who have a rare dual legitimacy due to their background in the clergy and advanced university degrees.

Even the regime’s own reluctant admission acknowledges roughly 36,500 killed. Iranian witnesses, medical data, and field reports point to a far higher number.

“The Revolutionary Guard is the largest anti-terrorism organization in the world,” a banner that was raised at the Speaker’s podium, the report said. The IRGC flag was also raised.

Top Iranian security official Ali Larijani stated that "the formation of a structure for #negotiations is underway" in a statement released on social media.

The sanctions will target six officials who “oversee the Iranian security forces responsible for the violent crackdowns on protesters,” including Iran’s minister of the interior.

Both explosions in Bandar Abbas and Ahvaz were caused by a gas leak, Iranian authorities claimed. The IRGC refuted social media rumors that naval officials died in the blasts.

“People have no sense of security," a resident of Karaj told N12. "The anxiety starts from the moment you leave the house and stays until you return. We feel that the street is no longer safe."