While Tehran admits to only 3,117 deaths, U.N. and human rights experts suggest the true toll could be as high as 33,000, fueling calls for urgent U.S. military action as tensions hit a breaking point.

President Trump asserted that Iranian authorities have killed 32,000 people during recent anti-government protests, a figure far exceeding official Iranian accounts and independent estimates, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to escalate.