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Widespread anti-government protests have roiled Iran for over a week, forcing its leaders to weigh options to quell the unrest as U.S. President Donald Trump raised the threat of an intervention.
The spreading unrest, which began in Tehran’s bazaar on Dec. 28, is fueled by growing frustration with a long-running economic crisis in Iran and has turned increasingly violent in recent days. At least 29 people have been killed and more than 1,200 arrested, according to Human Rights Activists News Agency on Tuesday. The U.S.-registered nonprofit relies on an activist network inside Iran for its reporting.
The anti-regime demonstrations have spread to over 250 locations across 27 of Iran’s 31 provinces, according to the group.
Tehran sought to quell the protests, with Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying Saturday that “rioters must be put in their place,” a remark widely interpreted as a signal for security forces to end the demonstrations.
