Iran's leadership mobilized dawn crowds after overseas media leaked Khamenei's death, Ghalibaf says

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says authorities rushed to announce Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death and call supporters into the streets after overseas Persian-language media, notably Iran International, leaked the news, fearing street unrest could take a different turn. The plan reportedly shifted from a dawn announcement to mobilizing people at suhoor, treating the street as a strategic front alongside the military, diplomacy and government services to maintain control.