Overview
- Protests and bazaar closures entered a sixth day, with demonstrations reported from Tehran to Isfahan, Lordegan, Azna and Marvdasht.
- Rights groups and semiofficial outlets reported several fatalities, including in Lordegan and Azna, while officials said a Basij member was killed in Kuhdasht and accounts of his role diverged.
- Security forces used tear gas, shotguns and pellet rounds in clashes, and authorities reported arrests in cities including Fasa, Kermanshah, Khuzestan and Hamedan.
- President Trump posted that the U.S. is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills peaceful protesters, drawing warnings from Ali Larijani and Ali Shamkhani that intervention would trigger consequences.
- The unrest was fueled by a collapsing rial near 1.4 million per dollar and high inflation, with the civilian government offering dialogue on economic grievances alongside threats of firm legal action.