Overview
- Rights group HRANA reports at least 36 deaths, more than 2,000 detentions, and over 60 injuries across protests spanning 27 of Iran’s 31 provinces.
- Demonstrations that began over the rial’s collapse and soaring prices have expanded into political chants, with students mobilizing at universities and actions reported in more than 280 locations.
- Hengaw alleges security forces raided Ilam’s Imam Khomeini Hospital to detain injured protesters, an operation Amnesty International condemned as a violation of international humanitarian law.
- President Donald Trump warned Iran would be hit “very hard” if peaceful protesters are killed and Israel voiced solidarity, while Gen. Amir Hatami vowed a decisive response to perceived threats.
- State media says the government has begun depositing roughly $7 monthly cash subsidies to more than 71 million people after ending preferential exchange rates, seeking to blunt price shocks.