Overview
- Demonstrations have spread widely, with AFP counting protests in 23 of 31 provinces and at least 40 cities, while HRANA reports 174 protest sites in 60 cities across 25 provinces.
- Rights monitors cite 16–17 people killed versus at least 12 in official tallies, including four Kurdish protesters reported shot dead in Malekshahi, Ilam province.
- HRANA says at least 582 people have been arrested as authorities pursue organizers of online protest accounts, with detentions reported in Tehran and other provinces.
- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said economic demands are “just” but warned that “rioters must be put in their place,” as small rallies occurred in Tehran and heavier clashes were reported in the west.
- President Trump warned the U.S. is “locked and loaded” if protesters are killed, prompting Iranian threats against U.S. forces and a formal complaint to the UN over what Tehran called unlawful threats.