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Iran Protests Over Living Costs Continue as State Media Report Three Dead

State-linked accounts describe clashes with casualties in Lordegan.

Overview

  • Demonstrations over the rising cost of living are ongoing in southwestern Iran, according to local reports.
  • Iranian state television confirmed a 21-year-old Basij militiaman from Kuhdasht was killed, quoting Lorestan vice governor Saeed Pourali.
  • Fars news agency reported two civilian deaths since Sunday, describing them as the first civilian fatalities since the unrest began.
  • Mehr news agency said 13 members of the Basij and police were wounded during an attack by demonstrators.
  • Fars reported stone-throwing and damage to administrative buildings in Lordegan, where police deployed tear gas to disperse crowds.