Iranian unrest cools as hard‑line cleric urges executions and goads Trump

Iran has returned to uneasy calm after a deadly crackdown on protests, with no new demonstrations in Tehran and a continued internet blackout; hard-line cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami urged the death penalty for detainees and attacked Trump, while Trump offered conciliatory remarks and warned against broader escalation, as casualty tallies from HRANA neared 3,000 but could not be independently confirmed by the AP.