A prominent English-language news outlet reported that the days of the ayatollah are numbered as protests in Iran have escalated, resulting in fatal encounters with security forces firing on demonstrators across the country. With unrest spreading to previously inaccessible cities like Qom, at least seven people have been reported killed. The scenes depict everything from gunfire in the streets to chants demanding the regime's overthrow.

Additionally, a widely circulated video from Marvdasht in Fars Province shows a police officer firing at a private vehicle carrying a family. The footage captures a Saipa car with the officer pointing his weapon directly at it while shouting for the driver to turn around and leave the area. Gunfire can be heard as the occupants of the vehicle protest to the officers, explaining that they have a child with them.