tehran: At least 25 people have been killed in Iran during the first nine days of protests that began in Tehran’s bazaar over the plunging value of the currency and soaring inflation, according to rights groups.
The protests have spread to some cities in western and southern Iran but do not match the scale of the unrest that swept the country in 2022–23 following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code.
However, despite being smaller, the protests have quickly expanded from economic grievances to broader frustrations, with some demonstrators chanting against the country’s clerical rulers.
More than 1,000 arrested, rights groups say
Iran is also under renewed international pressure, with US President Donald Trump saying on Friday he would come to the aid of protesters if Iranian security forces fired on them.
