Videos show rows of body bags in Iran as anti-regime protests enter third week

Videos have emerged appearing to show rows of body bags for those killed in Iran. protests against the regime throughout the Islamic Republic extend to a third week.

The BBC, News themezone’ sister network, counted about 180 body bags in images taken outside a morgue in Tehran alone. Other videos posted online show protesters taking to the streets, shouting “death to the dictator” and openly calling for the end of the Islamic Republic. Some videos show Iranian forces responding to protesters with gunfire.

As of Monday, more than 600 people have been killed, according to the Norway-based organization Iranian Human Rights (IHR). News themezone could not independently verify that number.

Images of the protests have emerged even though the Internet in Iran has been cut off since late last week, when Iranian authorities cut off phone service and internet access in the capital during the protests, according to the Internet monitoring organization NetBlocks.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that Internet service would resume in coordination with Iran’s security services, although he did not offer a specific timeline.

Meanwhile, Iran faces increasing pressure from President Trump, who has They repeatedly threatened to intervene if Iran kills protesters.. Two U.S. Department of Defense officials told News themezone on Monday that the president has been briefed on options for Military and covert tools inside Iran.including missiles, cyber and psychological operations.

“We are considering it very seriously,” Trump told reporters on Sunday, saying he had spoken with Iranian leaders. “The military is looking at it and we’re looking at some very solid options.”

If the United States attacked Iran, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf promised that Iran would retaliate.

“We are ready to confront them… Come and see what will happen to American bases, ships and forces,” Ghalibaf told a crowd of pro-government protesters on Monday.

Behind closed doors, Trump suggested that the Iranian regime is seeking a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

“Iran wants to negotiate,” he said on Sunday. “We may meet them.”

The president’s national security team will hold a meeting at the White House on Tuesday to discuss updated Iran options, according to several other sources familiar with the matter. It is unclear whether the president himself would be present.