Overview
- NetBlocks reports a nationwide shutdown of internet connectivity as security forces remain deployed across major cities.
- Demonstrations that began on December 28 over soaring prices and a collapsing rial have spread to 25 of Iran’s 31 provinces.
- Casualty figures are disputed, with Iran Human Rights citing at least 45 deaths including eight minors and AFP reporting about 21, while the NGO says more than 2,000 people have been detained.
- State-linked Fars says police officer Shahin Dehghan died after a stabbing in Malard near Tehran, with authorities opening an investigation.
- President Donald Trump warns Iran will be “hit very hard” if authorities begin killing protesters, as President Masoud Pezeshkian urges restraint and calls for dialogue.