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Iran Unrest Deepens With First Security Fatality and Nationwide Shutdown

A currency collapse driving inflation has turned strikes into street clashes.

Overview

  • Authorities reported a 21-year-old Basij volunteer was killed in Kouhdasht in Lorestan, the first security-force death during the protests, with additional injuries among Basij and police.
  • Videos from Fasa showed security forces firing shotguns and tear gas as crowds tried to breach a governorate building, with officials reporting arrests and injuries as chants targeted the supreme leader.
  • Demonstrations and strikes entered a fourth day across multiple cities, including Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Kermanshah and Karaj, with bazaar closures and student rallies broadening participation.
  • The government ordered a one-day closure across much of the country and replaced the central bank chief, installing Abdolnaser Hemmati after Mohammad Reza Farzin resigned.
  • State media said security services detained individuals described as monarchists or linked to foreign-based groups and reported weapons seizures, while President Masoud Pezeshkian urged dialogue over economic grievances.