Overview
- State media confirm a 21-year-old Basij member was killed in Kuhdasht, with 13 security personnel injured, and local officials say 20 people were arrested.
- Semi-official Fars reports two fatalities in Lordegan and three in Azna after clashes with police, while rights group Hengaw says security forces opened fire in Lordegan.
- Hengaw and local outlets also report a protester shot dead in Isfahan province, and several outlets cite a total of six deaths, though figures remain disputed and unverified.
- The government says it will hold direct dialogue with trade unions and merchants and declared a public holiday, as the prosecutor general warns of a decisive response to any unrest.
- Protests that began with shopkeepers in Tehran have spread to students and several provinces, driven by a plunging rial and inflation reported between roughly 42% and 52% year-on-year.