"The violence on Tuesday at a location that carries historical symbolism as an activist hub during the country's 1979 revolution comes as rights groups accuse authorities of cracking down on protesters. At least 35 people have been killed in clashes surrounding the protests which began over the state of the economy and rising prices and more than 1,200 others arrested by security forces, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRNA)."
"Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, told protesters on Tuesday that much of the economic situation was out of the government's hands, warning that any intervention may only worsen already spiralling inflation. The government basically does not have such power. Even if it wants to do this, it will be forced to put heavy pressure on the lower deciles of society by printing money. The country's income is certain and our resources aren't unlimited, Pezeshkian said in a speech on Tuesday."
Iranian security forces clashed with protesters staging a sit-in at Tehran's grand bazaar, using teargas and expelling demonstrators as the nationwide protest movement entered its 10th day. The bazaar carries historical symbolism as an activist hub from the 1979 revolution and rights groups accuse authorities of cracking down. At least 35 people have been killed and more than 1,200 arrested, according to the US-based HRNA, and video showed security forces entering a hospital in Ilam province in search of demonstrators. Protests continued across at least 257 locations in 88 cities. President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that much of the economic situation is beyond government control and that printing money would burden poorer households. The rial has dropped to 1.46m to the US dollar, losing about two-thirds of its value in three years, and the central bank plans to curb a preferential dollar exchange programme, likely raising prices and causing shortages.
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