Iran Protests Enter Fourth Day With Attempted Breach of Government Office as Prosecutor Vows 'Decisive' Response

Overview

• State media reported an organized attempt to force entry into the governor’s office in Fasa, with several arrests and injuries to security personnel, as police elsewhere used tear gas to disperse crowds.
• Prosecutor-General Mohammad Movahedi-Azad said peaceful economic protests are understandable but warned that efforts to create insecurity or enact externally driven plans will meet a decisive legal response.
• President Masoud Pezeshkian urged officials to hear protesters’ “legitimate demands,” and a government spokesperson said a dialogue mechanism will be created to engage protest representatives.
• Central Bank chief Mohammad Reza Farzin resigned as the rial slid to a record 1.4–1.45 million per US dollar on the parallel market and annual inflation topped 40%, fueling shop closures and demonstrations from Tehran’s bazaars to universities in multiple cities.
• Tehran pointed to foreign interference after a Mossad post on X encouraged Iranians to take to the streets, while authorities declared a one-day banking holiday and closed schools and public offices citing cold weather and energy conservation.