Overview
- State media say a 21-year-old Basij member was killed during clashes in Kuhdasht, Lorestan, the first security-force death reported in this protest wave.
- AFP, citing the Fars agency, reports two civilians killed in the southwest city of Lordegan during confrontations with security forces.
- Rights group Hengaw alleges the use of live ammunition in parts of Fars province and Lordegan as security units move to disperse crowds.
- Tehran saw heavy deployments with tear gas and water cannons used against small gatherings, according to eyewitness accounts.
- President Massoud Pezeshkian urged an end to demonstrations, promised economic reforms, and signaled subsidy changes as judicial authorities warned of a zero-tolerance response.