Overview
- Fresh clashes erupted at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, where security forces used tear gas, and activists called for another rally at noon Wednesday local time.
- HRANA counts at least 35 people killed, including children, and more than 1,200 detained, with demonstrations reported in at least 88 cities across 27 provinces.
- Iran’s newly formed Defense Council signaled it may treat concrete signs of external threats as grounds for action after President Trump warned the U.S. could help protesters if they are killed.
- The rial fell to a record low of roughly 1.7 million per euro as the government advanced subsidy reforms and promised small monthly cash transfers, moves economists say carry inflation risks.
- Rights groups documented lethal force by security units and reported a hospital in Ilam was stormed after protests in Malekshahi, while state-linked media cited hundreds of injured police and Basij members.