Overview
- State media confirmed a 21-year-old Basij member was killed in Kuhdasht, while local outlets and rights groups reported additional civilian fatalities in Azna and Lordegan.
- Death tolls remain inconsistent, with reports ranging from at least five to around ten, as clashes intensify in western and southern provinces.
- Security forces have deployed tear gas, water cannons and charges, and human-rights monitors allege instances of live fire on crowds.
- President Donald Trump said the United States is ready to intervene if protesters are killed, drawing warnings from Ali Larijani and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, and criticism from Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
- Iranian authorities announced arrests of people accused of links to foreign anti-Tehran groups and signaled tougher action against what they described as hostile elements.