Overview
- State outlets named 21-year-old Amirhossam Khodayari Fard as the first security fatality, reporting he was killed in Kuhdasht with at least 13 security personnel injured.
- Security forces used tear gas and shotgun pellets, with reports of live fire, as protests spread from Tehran to cities including Isfahan, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Karaj, Mashhad, Fasa and Kuhdasht.
- In Fasa, officials said protesters damaged the governor’s office doors and glass, four suspects were arrested, and three security personnel were injured, with videos showing chaotic clashes.
- Authorities declared a nationwide shutdown day, urged dialogue with demonstrators, and installed Abdolnaser Hemmati as central bank chief after Mohammad Reza Farzin resigned.
- Prosecutors warned of a decisive response and state media reported arrests of people alleged to have foreign links, as the rial traded near 1.4–1.45 million per US dollar and inflation was reported around 42% to 52%.