Protests erupted amid a communications blackout. But as video and witness accounts trickle out, the brutality of the regime’s crackdown is becoming clear.

Rufo lamented how hard it was to "document the mass crimes the Iranian regime has carried out against its population" due to a widespread internet shutdown.

Former UN prosecutor and Iranian-Canadian lawyer Payam Akhavan called for a “Nuremberg movement” during the meeting, referencing the post-World War II trials in which Nazi leaders were prosecutors and sentenced to death for their atrocities.

According to some media outlets, including Iran International, thousands of Iraqi militiamen have already crossed into Iran to help Tehran suppress the ongoing protests. “There is no interest or justification for the Iraqi government to send backup forces to Tehran,

President Trump said the United States was “watching Iran” and sending a naval force there, despite also saying that his threats had halted executions.

Reports claim Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has moved to a secure bunker in Tehran amid nationwide protests and rising fears of possible US military action.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spokesman for Iran’s armed forces on Tuesday warned U.S. President Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after Trump called for an end to Khamenei’s nearly 40-year reign.

The Pentagon is preparing to send additional U.S. forces and assets to the Middle East, a U.S. official told NBC News on Wednesday.

While the numbers of protestors being killed in Iran continues to rise, Donald Trump claims Washington is watching the events unfold very closely