"Anti-government protests in Iran continued into Friday morning after calls for demonstrations from the exiled crown prince, despite authorities cutting internet and international phone services. Videos shared online before communications were shut showed crowds chanting slogans including "Death to the dictator" and "Death to the Islamic Republic" in Tehran and other cities, with fires burning in the streets. The Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO reported that 45 demonstrators have now been killed by Iranian security forces since the unrest began in late December."
"Iranian state media acknowledged the protests on Friday, admitting to casualties without further details, and accused "terrorist agents" backed by the United States and Israel of inciting violence. What do we know about the protests in Iran? The demonstrations began late last month with protests in the capital, Tehran, over Iran's economic woes and plunging currency. They have since morphed into a movement that is challenging the legitimacy of the country's ruling Islamic government."
Widespread demonstrations occurred across Tehran and other Iranian cities, with protesters chanting slogans such as "Death to the dictator" and setting fires in the streets. Authorities cut internet and international phone services while security forces used lethal force; the Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO reported 45 demonstrators killed and HRANA reported more than 2,200 arrests. State media acknowledged casualties and accused "terrorist agents" backed by the United States and Israel of inciting violence. The unrest began over economic woes and a plunging currency and has since evolved into a broader challenge to the Islamic Republic's legitimacy, with calls to demonstrate from exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi.
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