Overview
- After tear-gas clashes at the bazaar on Tuesday, activists called a new noon gathering for Wednesday, and authorities kept the nearby metro station closed.
- Human-rights groups report at least 27 to 35 people killed, including minors, and more than 1,000 to 1,200 arrests as demonstrations spread to over two dozen provinces.
- The judiciary vowed no leniency and set up speedy trials, while activists said security forces stormed a hospital in Ilam and detained injured protesters.
- To ease public anger over soaring prices, the government announced monthly cash transfers of roughly six euros and cuts to import subsidies as the rial slid beyond 1.7 million per euro.
- External pressure intensified after President Trump threatened U.S. action if demonstrators are killed and Iranian military leaders warned the U.S. and Israel, heightening the risk of miscalculation.