The protests have slowed in Tehran, but expanded elsewhere in the country.

Deputy governor of Western Lorestan province said to blame death of 21-year-old on demonstrators, urges dialogue on grievances

Deputy governor of Western Lorestan province said to blame death of 21-year-old on demonstrators, as he urges dialogue on grievances

A volunteer in Iran's Revolutionary Guard was killed amid escalating protests fueled by economic grievances against the theocracy.

A volunteer in Iran's Revolutionary Guard was killed amid escalating protests fueled by economic grievances against the theocracy.

Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran's ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic's rural provinces, with at least six people being killed in the first fatalities reported among security forces and protesters, authorities said. The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran’s theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in the capital, Tehran, but expanded elsewhere. 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.

Protests over Iran's struggling economy have spread into rural areas, with at least three people killed.