- Iran
protests over economy kill two more. - Death
toll hits at least ten now. - Violence
continues amid ailing Islamic Republic economy.
The further fatalities came after US President Donald Trump
warned Iran on Friday that the US “will come to their rescue” if
Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters.” Trump’s reflections
incontinently provoked a furious response from theocracy authorities, who
hovered to strike American colors in the Middle East, though it’s yet unclear
how and if he’ll step by.
The week-long demurrers have grown to be the largest in Iran
since 2022, when wide screams were sparked by the death of 22- year-old Mahsa Amini
in police detention. The demonstrations, still, have n’t yet reached the same
position of intensity and compass as those that followed Amini’s death. Amini
was arrested for refusing to wear her headscarf, or hijab, to the satisfaction
of the authorities.
A new degree of brutality was involved in the deaths that
passed overnight and into Saturday. A joe was killed when a grenade exploded in
Qom, the position of the nation’s main Shiite seminaries, according to the
state- possessed IRAN daily. It cited security sources who claimed the man used
the grenade to target residents of the megacity, which is located around 130
kilometers( 80 long hauls) south of Tehran.
Videos from Qom that were posted online allegedly showed
burning in the road during the night.
About 370 kilometers( 230 long hauls) southwest of Tehran,
near the city of Harsin, the alternate death passed.
According to the publication, a pistol and knife attack in the town of
Kermanshah province claimed the life of a member of the Basij, the
all-volunteer branch of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
According to the US-based Human Rights Activists News
Agency, protests have spread to more than 100 locations throughout 22 of Iran’s
31 provinces.
Under reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s civilian
government has been attempting to convey that it wants to engage in dialogue
with demonstrators. Pezeshkian has admitted that there isn’t much he can do,
though, given the sharp decline in the value of the Iranian rial, which
currently costs about 1.4 million rials. The first protests were triggered by
that.
Chants against Iran’s theocracy have also been heard during
the rallies, which have their roots in economic concerns. In the months
following the conflict with Israel in June, during which the US also targeted
Iranian nuclear facilities, Tehran has had little success bolstering its economy.
In an attempt to let the West know that it is still open to
possible talks regarding its atomic program in order to lift sanctions, Iran
recently declared that it was no longer enriching uranium at any location
within the nation. But since Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu have cautioned Tehran against reestablishing its nuclear program,
those discussions have not yet taken place.
What triggered the latest protests in Iran beyond the
currency collapse?
There are no sanctioned statements from individual
Venezuelan military leaders regarding the Caracas explosions reported
beforehand on January 3, 2026.
Government channels, including the Foreign Ministry and
President Nicolás Maduro, issued a unified response condemning contended
US” military aggression” and declaring a state of external
disturbance with fortified forces rallying.
Venezuelan military spokespersons generally echo
presidential directives through state media like VTV, emphasizing”
concinnity” without named generals addressing specifics; focus remains on
readiness cautions rather than incident details.
