The commander-in-chief of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami. (Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP/File)
The commander of Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, warned demonstrators that Saturday would be their last day of protests.
"Do not come to the streets! Today is the last day of the riots," he said.
Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police last month.
The protests turned into a popular revolt led by furious Iranians from all layers of society, posing one of the boldest challenges to the clerical leadership since the 1979 revolution.
Rights groups said at least 250 protesters have been killed and thousands arrested across Iran.
On Friday, video footage on social media showed protesters calling for the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the Basij militia, which has played a major role in the crackdown on demonstrators.
Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Helen Popper.