"Four weeks after shopkeepers in Tehran's grand bazaar shut their stores in protest over the tanking economy, much of Iran is under an internet blackout as protests, which swelled to mass demonstrations against Iran's clerical rule, have quietened. The hundreds of thousands of people who took to the streets in the wake of the shopkeepers' protest are now reported to be staying at home following the deaths and detention of many protesters."
"Iran's government has not released an official death toll, and estimates about how many people have died in the protests vary. But the widely-cited US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) put the death toll at 2,615 on Wednesday this week. Iran's government claims numbers have been vastly exaggerated. Tensions with the United States escalated this week when US President Donald Trump threatened to take action if killings continued, but then appeared to back down on Wednesday night"
Tehran's rial collapsed and prices soared, prompting shopkeepers in the grand bazaar to shut stores and spark nationwide protests. Much of Iran now faces an internet blackout as mass demonstrations against clerical rule have quietened after widespread deaths and detentions. Reported death tolls vary; HRANA placed deaths at 2,615 while the government says figures are exaggerated. Tensions with the United States rose when President Donald Trump threatened action but later said he received assurances from Tehran that killings would stop and detained protesters would not be executed. Chronic corruption, sanctions, severe environmental problems and worsening economic conditions underlie the unrest.
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