Overview
- Rights group HRANA reports at least 7 dead, 33 injured and 119 detained over five days of unrest, while state-linked tallies range from at least 2 to 6 fatalities.
- Clashes were reported in Lordegan, Azna and Kuhdasht, where a 21-year-old Basij volunteer was killed according to provincial officials, and courts and security forces announced firm responses.
- President Masoud Pezeshkian called economic grievances legitimate as authorities expanded security deployments and imposed closures presented as energy-saving measures.
- President Donald Trump said the United States is prepared to act if Iran uses lethal force against peaceful protesters, and Argentina advised its citizens to avoid travel to Iran due to rising tension.
- Russian authorities say Ukrainian drones hit a café and hotel in occupied Kherson, killing 24–27 people, a claim Kyiv disputes as strikes on occupier targets; separately, multiple explosions and low-flying aircraft were reported overnight in Caracas with limited official information so far.