 JUST IN: Iran issues a stark ultimatum to young people “unwittingly involved” in protests, offering leniency only if they surrender within three days 
A mother stared at her phone in the dark, counting hours instead of minutes, knowing a single knock could change her child’s life forever .
Iranian authorities have delivered a chilling message to young protesters nationwide: turn yourselves in within three days or face severe consequences with no mercy .
The ultimatum targets youths described as “unwittingly involved,” a phrase that cuts sharply against images of streets filled with defiant chants and frightened faces .
Officials promise leniency, yet the warning arrives amid a history of mass arrests, harsh sentences, and families left without answers .
For many parents, the offer feels less like forgiveness and more like a trap wrapped in official language .
Teenagers and university students now weigh impossible choices—surrender to an uncertain system or disappear deeper into fear and hiding .
Human rights advocates say the deadline intensifies pressure at a moment when trust in state assurances is dangerously thin .
Across social media, whispers spread faster than facts, as friends warn friends and screenshots of the announcement circulate at lightning speed .
The streets are quieter, but the tension is louder, vibrating through homes, classrooms, and late-night conversations .
With only days on the clock, the question haunting a generation is brutally simple: is surrender a path to safety, or the first step into silence .
