Sharif University says hack briefly restored site to Aryamehr name

An Iranian transit workers’ group called for unity among different factions against the government’s “crackdown and massacre” in a statement on Tuesday.

The Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company said protecting the lives and livelihoods of workers and their families must be the top priority in the current situation.

It said any major social or political change should begin with defending freedom, equality, living standards, human dignity and workers’ right to independent organization.

The syndicate urged labor, student and women’s organizations to take clear positions and coordinate together so that decades of social struggle are not undermined or exploited.

Four people were killed when an Iranian army helicopter crashed on Tuesday in Khomeinishahr near Isfahan, the city’s fire and safety services said.

The dead were said to include the pilot and co-pilot as well as two market stall workers at a fruit and vegetable market, where the helicopter crashed.

US Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that Iran should seize the opportunity to reach a deal, but all options for President Donald Trump remain on the table.

“Iran should make a deal. Iran has an opportunity to make a deal. That's the outcome the President would prefer. Our job is to provide options, and we will have options for the President,” Hegseth said. “Still everything is on the table. It's the president's decision. We're here to help ensure that a deal is made. And I think Iran would be wise to make a good deal.”

US President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with constraints on using military force against Iran, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter who spoke to CBS News on Monday.

Military planners have advised that any strike on Tehran’s assets would likely not deliver a decisive, one-off blow and could instead escalate into a wider, protracted conflict in the Middle East, the report said.

CBS News cited sources as saying that internal discussions have focused on the risks of retaliation and the possibility that limited strikes would fail to significantly degrade Iran’s capabilities, potentially drawing the United States into a broader regional confrontation.

A student affiliated with the IRGC’s Basij militia on Monday climbed a tree at Tehran’s Sharif (Aryamehr) University of Technology to remove two rats hung by protesters as a symbol of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s execution, following a clash with protesters who mockingly call Khamenei “Rat-Ali”.

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