Overview
- Demonstrations entered a fourth day and spread beyond Tehran to cities such as Isfahan, Kerman and Qeshm, with students rallying at multiple major universities.
- Security forces used crowd‑control measures including tear gas and water cannons, and early arrests were reported, including four students at the University of Tehran, according to Shargh.
- The attorney general warned that attempts to turn economic protests into unrest or follow foreign‑devised plans would face a firm legal response.
- President Massud Peseschkian voiced understanding, ordered talks with merchants and outlined monetary and banking reforms after the central bank chief was replaced, with some reports naming Abdolnasser Hemmati as successor.
- Israel’s Mossad issued a rare public message urging Iranians to join the protests, and authorities declared a one‑day closure in Tehran that local reporting linked to managing the unrest.