Overview
- Demonstrations that started in Tehran with shop closures over hyperinflation and a plunging rial have spread to universities and provincial towns.
- Local outlet Fars reports two civilians killed in Lordegan and three in Azna, along with property damage, detentions, and police use of tear gas in Lordegan.
- State TV says a 21-year-old Basij member was killed in Kuhdasht, with officials reporting injured police during clashes.
- The prosecutor-general, Mohammad Movahedi-Azad, warned of a firm security response, and Tasnim reported seven arrests tied to groups it described as hostile and based in the U.S. and Europe.
- This is the largest unrest since the 2022 protests after Mahsa Amini’s death, driven by steep price rises—52% year over year in December—and a currency that lost over a third of its value.