"At least three people were killed and 17 others were injured at protests in the city of Azna in Lorestan province, some 300km (185 miles) southwest of Tehran, Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency reported on Thursday. list of 3 itemsend of list Videos shared online appeared to show objects in the street ablaze and gunfire echoing as people shouted: Shameless! Shameless! Earlier, Fars said two people were killed during protests in the city of Lordegan, about 470km (290 miles) south of the capital Tehran in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province."
"Earlier on Thursday, Iranian state television also reported that a member of security forces was killed overnight during protests in the western city of Kouhdasht. A 21-year-old member of the Basij from the city of Kouhdasht was killed last night by rioters while defending public order, the channel said, quoting Said Pourali, the deputy governor of Lorestan province. The Basij are a volunteer force linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)."
"The reports come days after shopkeepers began protesting on Sunday over the government's handling of a currency slide and rapidly rising prices. The unrest comes at a critical moment for Iran as Western sanctions hammer an economy hit by 40 percent inflation, and after air strikes by Israel and the United States in June targeted the country's nuclear infrastructure and military leadership."
Demonstrations over the soaring cost of living have spread across Iran, with at least five people killed and multiple injured. Protests in Azna left at least three dead and 17 wounded, with videos showing street fires and gunfire as crowds chanted 'Shameless!'. Two people were reported killed during protests in Lordegan after demonstrators threw stones at administrative buildings and police used tear gas. A 21-year-old Basij volunteer in Kouhdasht was killed amid clashes while defending public order. The unrest began after shopkeepers protested a currency slide and rapidly rising prices amid 40% inflation and Western sanctions. Recent air strikes in June targeted Iran's nuclear infrastructure and military leadership.
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