At least seven people have been killed and 17 injured in protests across Iran sparked by the country’s worsening economic crisis.
The demonstrations, which began on Sunday, have spread from Tehran to several rural provinces, with clashes between protesters and security forces reported in multiple cities, including Azna, Lordegan, and Kuhdasht.
“Iran’s currency (Rial) has collapsed, inflation is extremely high, and the cost of living has skyrocketed. Ordinary Iranians who include shopkeepers, students, workers, and bazaar merchants are protesting in large numbers over declining wages and unbearable prices,” GLOBAL TRACKER findings revealed.
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What began as demonstrations by bazaar traders in Tehran on 28 of December 2025 has rapidly spread nationwide including cities like Isfahan, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Lorestan and Mashhad.
The unrest is reportedly the largest since the 2022 protests that followed the death of Mahsa Amini.
Security forces which include police, the Revolutionary Guards, and Basij militias have been deployed in many cities, and violent clashes have been reported.
Several protesters have been killed or injured, though exact numbers vary across reports.
Iranian state media and rights groups cite at least 7 reported deaths so far, and many people have sustained various degrees of injuries with officials reporting at least 17 people have so far been arrested.
Authorities have also made arrests, particularly of students and activists, and sometimes used tear gas and water Kanon to disperse the protesters.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has publicly called for dialogue with protesters and urged unity, though critics say this hasn’t stopped the unrest.
However, the United States president Donald Trump, has warned Tehran against using lethal force and suggested it might intervene to “rescue” protesters, a threat that Iranian officials called a red line and criticized as interference.