“The security forces had descended into chaos, shooting at anything in sight, driven by their own fear. They seemed indifferent to whether their targets were women, men, or children,” he recounted.

He requested to be called Amirhossein, in memory of a young protester who lost his life in the recent demonstrations.

The protests in Iran, initially sparked by economic issues a couple of weeks ago, have now transformed into a significant anti-regime movement. Demonstrators are reportedly heard chanting slogans like “Death to the dictator,” a direct reference to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

SBS News has not been able to independently confirm the number of casualties resulting from these protests.

Additionally, SBS could not independently verify allegations of indiscriminate killings or crimes against humanity occurring during the unrest.

Former President Trump did not eliminate the possibility of U.S. military intervention, stating, “We are going to watch what the process is,” while mentioning that his administration had received a “very good statement” from Iran.

Trump did not rule out potential US military action, saying “we are going to watch what the process is” before noting that his administration had received a “very good statement” from Iran.

‘They were not afraid’

“Being out on the streets was more frightening for us than for the young people,” he said.

Hengaw has reported that authorities had told Soltani’s family that the death sentence was final, while Araghchi has said that “there is no plan for hanging”.

‘Regime in a bad spot’

“The Iranian regime has been trading on its strength and its capacity to stand up for Israel for its entire lifetime, and within the space of a few days, it became very clear that actually Israel had deeply penetrated Iran and … no-one in the regime was safe.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian — an elected figure whose power is subordinate to that of Iran’s supreme leader — told a cabinet meeting that as long as the government had popular support, “all the enemies’ efforts against the country will come to nothing”, Reuters reported.

‘As if the whole city poured into the streets’

“It means people who’ve been pushed to the very edge have nothing left to lose, and they’re saying: ‘You only die once, you only mourn once’, so let’s take to the streets again.”