Overview
- State outlets report two people killed in clashes in Lordegan and a 21-year-old Basij volunteer slain in Kuhdasht.
- Saeed Pourali, the Lorestan vicegovernor, says 13 police and Basij members were injured during the Kuhdasht unrest.
- Demonstrations that began with merchant protests in Tehran have spread to western and southwestern provinces as activity in the capital tapers.
- State television reports seven arrests and says security forces confiscated 100 smuggled pistols in a separate operation.
- The rial is trading near 1.4 million per U.S. dollar with double‑digit inflation, and President Masoud Pezeshkian’s government acknowledges limited capacity to reverse the slide.