US EditionIran Security Force Member Killed As Protests Spread
Protests over a 42.5% inflation and currency collapse have spread across multiple Iranian cities, with at least one Basij paramilitary member killed amid clashes.
- On Wednesday, state television reported a 21-year-old member of the Basij from Kouhdasht was killed defending public order, Said Pourali said 13 police and Basij members were wounded.
- The protests began in Tehran when Tehran bazaar shopkeepers struck over the cost of living and economic stagnation, spreading as students at at least 10 universities joined by Tuesday amid 42.5% inflation in December and the rial quoted near 1.38 million per US dollar.
- Footage from several cities captured water cannon and gunfire, with BBC and Iran International verifying arrests of four individuals and injuries to three police in Fasa at the governor's office gate.
- Authorities declared last-minute public and bank holidays and appointed Abdolnaser Hemmati as central bank head after Mohammad Reza Farzin resigned Monday, amid warnings of a 'decisive response' by the prosecutor general.
- The unrest now ranks as the largest unrest in three years, with central bank changes as political signal and prolonged protests risking oil and shipping volatility on energy routes.
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