Mashhad

Against the backdrop of the exchange of fire, an Iranian online activist published footage showing a vehicle crashing into a gathering of regime supporters and Basij members. While online claims of a deliberate ramming are circulating, the regime maintains it was an accident caused by a driver in an impaired state.

Huge lines at gas stations, galloping inflation, and a severe shortage of basic goods: citizens in Iran describe a daily reality of a war for survival in the face of an unprecedented economic crisis. At the same time, forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij are flooding the streets with strict searches, and desperate residents are making a direct appeal to the West: "Trump...