Overview
- State media named 21-year-old Basij member Amirhossam Khodayari Fard as killed in Kuhdasht, with officials reporting 13 security personnel injured there.
- Rights groups and semi-official outlets reported additional fatalities in Lordegan and one in Isfahan, though these accounts have not been independently verified.
- Demonstrations that began with shopkeepers in Tehran spread to universities and multiple provinces, including reported protests in Fars, Lorestan and Hamedan.
- Footage and reports described tear gas, live fire and heavy deployments, while authorities announced arrests, including detainees alleged to have links to hostile foreign groups.
- The rial’s slide to roughly 1.38–1.45 million per dollar and inflation reported around 42–52% underpin the unrest, as the government offers talks with merchants and declared a sudden public holiday.