 "Protests in Iran enter second week as death toll rises to 35")
The death toll has taken over the protests in Iran as it rose to at least 35, activists informed on Tuesday, as the demonstration showed no signs of stopping.
The figure came from the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which said more than 1,200 people have been detained in the protests, which have been ongoing for more than a week.
It said 29 protesters, four children and two members of Iran’s security forces have been killed. Demonstrations have reached over 250 locations in 27 of Iran’s 31 provinces,
The group, which relies on an activist network inside of Iran for its reporting, has been accurate in past unrest.
Failing economy
A wave of protests has been sparked in Iran due to its failing economy, as President Donald Trump renewed his threat of US intervention.
The semiofficial Fars news agency, believed close to Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, reported late Monday that some 250 police officers and 45 members of the Guard’s all-volunteer Basij force have been hurt in the demonstrations.
‘US will come to rescue’
The growing death toll carries with it the chance of American intervention. US President Donald Trump warning Iran on Friday that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States “will come to their rescue.”
Trump warned on Sunday night that Iranian authorities would be “hit very hard” if more protesters died.
Biggest protest in Iran since 2022
The protests have become the biggest in Iran since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered nationwide demonstrations. However, the protests have yet to be as widespread and intense as those surrounding the death of Amini, who was detained over not wearing her hijab, or headscarf, to the liking of authorities.
Iran and Israel fought a 12-day war last June, during which Israeli and US jets bombed key Iranian nuclear facilities.
But the protests do not appear to be stopping, even after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday said “rioters must be put in their place.”
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