https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/one-person-killed-iran-protests-over-economic-woes-2026-01-01/DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Several people were killed during unrest in Iran, Iranian media and rights groups said on Thursday, as the biggest protests to hit the Islamic Republic for three years over worsening economic conditions sparked violence in several provinces.The semi-official Fars news agency reported that three protesters were killed and 17 were injured during an attack on a police station in Iran's western province of Lorestan."The rioters entered the police headquarters around 1800 (local time) on Thursday ... they clashed with police forces and set fire to several police cars," Fars reported.Earlier, Fars and rights group Hengaw reported deaths in Lordegan city in the country's Charmahal and Bakhtiari province. Authorities confirmed one death in the western city of Kuhdasht, and Hengaw reported another death in the central province of Isfahan.The clashes between protesters and security forces mark a significant escalation in the unrest that has spread across the country since shopkeepers began protesting on Sunday over the government's handling of a sharp currency slide and rapidly rising prices.Fars reported that two people had been killed in Lordegan in clashes between security services and what it called armed protesters. It earlier said several had died. Hengaw said several people had been killed and wounded there by security forces.The Revolutionary Guards said one member of its affiliated Basij volunteer paramilitary unit had been killed in Kuhdasht and another 13 wounded, blaming demonstrators who it accused of taking advantage of the protests.Hengaw said that the man, named by the Guards as Amirhossam Khodayari Fard, had been protesting and was killed by security forces.Hengaw also reported that a protester was shot dead on Wednesday in Isfahan province in central Iran.
Iran’s clerical rulers are grappling with Western sanctions that have battered an economy already reeling from more than 40% inflation, compounded by Israeli and U.S. airstrikes in June targeting the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile infrastructure and military leadership.Tehran has responded to the protests with an offer of dialogue alongside its security response.Government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Thursday that the authorities would hold a direct dialogue with representatives of trades unions and merchants, but without giving details.The Basij is a volunteer paramilitary force loyal to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which on Thursday accused those involved in the unrest in Kuhdasht of "taking advantage of the atmosphere of popular protests."Merchants, shop owners and students in a number of Iranian universities have been demonstrating for days and closing major bazaars. The government shut down much of the country on Wednesday by declaring a holiday due to cold weather.Authorities have in recent years quashed protests over issues ranging from high prices, droughts, women's rights and political freedoms, often with tough security measures and extensive arrests.Iran's economy has been struggling for years, chiefly because of U.S. and Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program. Regional tensions led to a 12-day air war with Israel in June, further straining the country's finances.The Iranian rial lost around half its value against the dollar in 2025, with official inflation reaching 42.5% in December.
>>1470567>undergoing one of the worst economic and environmental crises in their history>throws their support behind russia, hamas and hezbollah instead of actually fixing their rapidly compounding problems>gets nothing out of it except the occasional dicking paid for by US tax dollars and is completely abandoned by its alliesA round of applause for yet another example of islamic exceptionalism
>>1470573>american evil empire wins yet again
>>1470567This is what America will look like when the trump depression hits
>>1470618Personally I plan to start eating leftists once the tariffs (that have been mostly in effect for the past 8 years) ruin the economy and force me to eat rancid meat.
>>1470569> Merchants, shop owners and studentsAll that trash can be exterminated and nothing of value will be lost.
My agents are Sowing the Seeds of Subversion in Iran.My photos of chump tRump with the naked 15-year-old on his lap will be the spur for United States action
>>1470717ok, Jamal
