After 15 years of house arrest, Mehdi Karroubi was officially released, with BBC Persian publishing the first images of the former presidential candidate. Officials reportedly told him Mir-Hossein Mousavi would receive similar treatment in coming months.
Trump escalated his rhetoric against Iran, declaring the Islamic Republic would be held directly responsible for any Houthi attacks, following what Yemen's health officials called America's "largest attack" on Houthi positions that killed 53 people. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei stated Iran would respond "appropriately" to Trump's letter after completing their review.
The Expediency Council indicated Iran might conditionally join the Palermo and CFT financial conventions, though not FATF. Economic concerns intensified as gold coin prices surpassed 90 million tomans, which government spokesman Mohajerani attributed to global market trends rather than domestic policies.