Iran, thousands in the streets for the regime. Trump: "They want to negotiate"

Tehran’s Enghelab square was transformed today into center of the response of regime all riots who have been shaking the Iran. In a moment of extreme tension, the leadership of the Islamic Republic chose to show a united front: President Massoud Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and the President of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf personally descended into the crowd to participate in the pro-government demonstrations.

This is a clear political signal aimed at reaffirming the control of the territory and to project an image of national unity just as independent information is paralyzed by communications block.

The diplomatic game behind the scenes

Yet, behind the fiery rhetoric of the squares, the threads of a complex move diplomatic match. The spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, Esmaeil Baghaei, officially confirmed that a direct communication channel between Minister Araghchi and US President Donald Trump’s special envoy. Despite the absence of formal diplomatic relations and hostile messages exchanged publicly, the two governments continue to talk through the mediation ofSwiss embassy. It’s a geopolitical paradox: while Ghalibaf calls Trump “delusional” and promises unforgettable lessons to the “men of the battlefield”, Tehran admits that he exchange of messages with Washington happens whenever necessary.

Informational darkness and victims

Against the backdrop of these political maneuvers, the country remains immersed in a dramatic situation informational darkness. Il Internet blockwhich has now exceeded 84 hours, has almost eliminated the possibility of documenting developments from within, making it extremely difficult to assess the real extent of the protest and of repression. If the state media attempts to describe a situation that has returned to calm, the data filtering through opposition networks is tragic. The People’s Mujahideen Organization (PMOI) reports that the number of victims would have exceeded the threshold of 3,000 deadwith surveys carried out in 195 different cities.

Repression does not stop dissent

The repression It doesn’t seem to have completely stopped the dissent. Despite the closure of the network and the massive presence of security forcesare still reported demonstrations in some neighborhoods of Tehran and in several provinces. The regime responds with the criminalization of dissentpainting the protesters as terrorists fomented by foreign elements and organizing state funeral for the security forces, in an attempt to attribute responsibility to the streets violence. In this scenario of forced isolationIran is experiencing one of its darkest moments, suspended between challenge open to the outside world and one internal crisis of which it is impossible, at the moment, to predict the epilogue.

Tehran summons the European ambassadors, including the Italian one

“Ambassadors or chargés d’affaires from Germany, France, Italy and Great Britain, stationed in Tehran, were summoned by the Iranian authorities, who deplored the support expressed by these countries for the protesters, according to a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry broadcast on state television. “We confirm the summoning of the European ambassadors,” the French Foreign Ministry told AFP.

Metsola bans Iranian diplomats from entering the European Parliament

The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, has decided to ban Iranian diplomats from entering the premises of the European Parliament. “We cannot continue as if nothing has happened,” writes the President on