Overview
- Protests over a collapsing currency and soaring inflation spread across multiple cities, with reports of at least 8–10 deaths and more than 130 arrests.
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran will not yield, as authorities acknowledged economic grievances but warned that “rioters” would be suppressed.
- Iran’s foreign ministry promised a swift, decisive, and comprehensive response to any attack, while Ali Larijani warned US interests would be at risk and Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said US forces could become legitimate targets.
- UN envoy Amir Saeid Iravani urged the Security Council to condemn Trump's remarks as threats of force, citing Article 2(4) and referencing US-Israeli strikes on Iranian sites in June 2025.
- US officials described Trump’s post as a strong warning and said there were no confirmed major changes to regional troop levels at the time.