Overview
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Iran’s rulers practice systematic repression and called the regime a brutal government that has killed thousands of protesters, clarifying earlier remarks.
- He reaffirmed his view that the U.S.-Israeli strikes constitute an illegal war of aggression and cautioned against a new campaign for regime change.
- He reported no known or credible threats to New York City and said the NYPD has increased visible patrols and interagency coordination at sensitive sites out of caution.
- He confirmed his federal security clearance is still being vetted, said senior aides including Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and chief counsel Ramzi Kassem hold clearances, and asserted city operations are unaffected.
- Since the strikes began Saturday with the reported killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, state media citing the Iranian Red Crescent report close to 800 deaths across the region, while U.S. Central Command reports six U.S. service members killed.