Protesters and security forces clashed in western Iran on Thursday, with three people reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out.

Protesters and security forces clashed in western Iran on Thursday, with three people reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out.

The clashes between protesters and security services mark a significant escalation in the unrest. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The clashes between protesters and security services mark a significant escalation in the unrest. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Deputy governor of Western Lorestan province said to blame death of 21-year-old on demonstrators, urges dialogue on grievances

Deputy governor of Western Lorestan province said to blame death of 21-year-old on demonstrators, as he urges dialogue on grievances

Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran's ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic's rural provinces, with at least six people being killed in the first fatalities reported among security forces and protesters, authorities said. The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran’s theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in the capital, Tehran, but expanded elsewhere. The protests have become the biggest in Iran since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered nationwide demonstrations.

A volunteer in Iran's Revolutionary Guard was killed amid escalating protests fueled by economic grievances against the theocracy.

Protests over Iran's struggling economy have spread into rural areas, with at least three people killed.

TEHRAN: A member of Iran's security forces was killed during protests that erupted last week, state television reported on Thursday (Jan 1), citing a regional official."A 21-year-old member of the Basij from the city of Kouhdasht was killed last night (Wednesday) by rioters while defending public order," the

TEHRAN: A member of Iran's security forces was killed during protests that erupted last week, state television reported on Thursday (Jan 1), citing a regional official."A 21-year-old member of the Basij from the city of Kouhdasht was killed last night (Wednesday) by rioters while defending public order," the

One man was killed in Iran on Wednesday night, state television said, the first death reported after days of demonstrations over high inflation that mark the most significant unrest since nationwide protests three years ago.