Iran Revolutionary Guard member reportedly killed during widening cost-of-living protests
Iran Revolutionary Guard member reportedly killed during widening cost-of-living protests
Cost-of-living protests turn deadly as Iranian demonstrators clash with police
Protesters and security forces clashed in western Iran for the fifth day in a row Thursday, with six civilians killed, according to the Fars news agency. A member of Iran’s security forces was also ki...
A volunteer member of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was killed in a western province during widening demonstrations sparked by the Islamic Republic's ailing economy, authorities said Thursday, marking the first fatality among security forces during the protests.
Spontaneous protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran's economic stagnation, began on Sunday in Tehran's largest mobile phone market, where shopkeepers shuttered their businesses, and have since drawn in students across the country.