Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 29, 2025. Fars News Agency via AP
Several people have been killed during demonstrations in Iran over the nation’s ailing economy, according to accounts from Iranian media and rights groups on Jan. 1, with President Donald Trump warning Tehran against using force on protesters.
Rights groups and state-affiliated outlets have reported at least six to seven deaths nationwide since the unrest began earlier this week, although casualty figures could not be independently verified. The Fars news agency reported that three protestors were killed and 17 were injured on Jan. 1 in a police station attack in Iran’s western province of Lorestan.
