Iran protests turn deadly, anti-regime calls echo on streets as Israeli threats loom over Khamenei

Deadly unrest is sweeping Iran as a currency crash and soaring prices fuel nationwide protests that have left several people dead, including three killed and 17 injured in an assault on a police station in Lorestan, with demonstrations spreading from Tehran’s bazaars to cities like Isfahan, Kuhdasht, and Lordegan, where chants of “freedom,” “equality,” and “death to the Islamic Republic” echo anger at the clerical regime’s economic mismanagement; the turmoil unfolds just as Trump, after meeting Netanyahu in Florida, warns of fresh strikes if Iran rebuilds its nuclear or missile programs, prompting Tehran to threaten a “severe” or “crushing” response to any new U.S. or Israeli attack.