Overview
- Multiple outlets report at least seven fatalities across several provinces, including two in Lordegan and additional deaths in Asna and Isfahan, though overall counts vary and remain unverified.
- State media say a 21-year-old Basij member was killed in Lorestan, a claim disputed by rights group Hengaw, which alleges security forces used live fire and misidentified the victim.
- Security forces deployed heavily in major cities and rural areas, using tear gas and water cannons, as the prosecutor general warned of a zero‑tolerance response and reported arrests of alleged ringleaders.
- President Massud Peseschkian urged an end to the demonstrations and pledged economic steps, including scrapping a preferential exchange-rate subsidy for importers and blaming state and banks for high inflation.
- International attention escalated as Israel’s Mossad urged Iranians to continue protests and U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Truth Social that the United States stands ready to help if peaceful demonstrators are killed.