8 months ago

Iran Protests Escalate Over Economic Crisis

Iran Protests Escalate Over Economic Crisis
Volunteer in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reportedly killed during widening protests · indianexpress.com

In Iran, people are protesting because the economy is very bad.

Prices are going up, and the money is losing value.

These protests started with shopkeepers and have spread to many cities.

Some people have been killed and hurt in these protests.

The government says they will talk to the protesters, but they are also using force to stop them.

The protests are the biggest in three years, but not as big as the ones that happened after a young woman died in police custody.

The government is trying to fix the economy, but it's very hard because of sanctions and other problems.

Some people are even calling for a change in the government.

Key facts

Victim
21-year-old Basij volunteer Amirhossam Khodayari Fard
Location
Kouhdasht, Lorestan province, Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, and other cities across Iran
Protest Cause
Economic pressures, inflation, currency fluctuations, and government policies
Injuries
13 Basij members and police officers injured, multiple protesters injured
Arrests
At least 50 people arrested, including 30 in Malard and 20 in Kouhdasht
Currency Depreciation
1 USD = 1.4 million rials
Protest Scale
Biggest since 2022, spreading across 17 out of 31 provinces
Casualties
At least 7 protesters and 1 security force member killed

Timeline

  1. Bahramian's execution for protesting women's rights sparked unrest.

  2. Then, a Guard volunteer died during protests, fueling anger.

  3. His death ignited more demonstrations against Iran's economy.

  4. Protests escalated, targeting economic conditions.

  5. Guard volunteer killed in ongoing economic protests.

Quotes

Reza Pahlavi

Former Crown Prince of Iran

“President Trump, thank you for your strong leadership and support of my compatriots. This warning you have issued to the criminal leaders of the Islamic Republic gives my people greater strength and hope--hope that, at last, a President of the United States is standing firmly by their side. As they risk their lives to end this regime's 46-year reign of chaos and terror, they send me with a responsibility and a message: to seek the relationship Iran once had with America that brought peace and prosperity to the Middle East.”
NDTV
“I have the plan for stable transition for Iran and the support of my people to get it done. With your leadership of the free world, we can leave a legacy of lasting peace.”
NDTV

Ali Shamkhani

Political Advisor to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution and representative of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the Defence Council

“The people of Iran are well familiar with the experience of 'rescuing' Americans, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Gaza. Every hand of intervention that approaches Iranian Security with excuses will be cut off with a regrettable Response before it arrives. Iran's national security is a red line, not the subject of adventurous tweets.”
NDTV
“Any interventionist hand that gets too close to the security of Iran will be cut. The people of Iran properly know the experience of 'being rescued' by Americans: from Iraq and Afghanistan to Gaza.”
NDTV

Donald Trump

US President

“If Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
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Ali Larijani

Former parliament speaker and current secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council

“Trump should know that intervention by the US in the domestic problem corresponds to chaos in the entire region and the destruction of the US interests. The people of the US should know that Trump began the adventurism. They should take care of their own soldiers.”
NDTV

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