Protests began over the fall in value of the currency have grown into wider demonstrations and calls for the fall of Iran’s clerical establishment
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Trump promises ‘help is on its way’ and tells Iranians to ‘keep protesting’
Escalating protests have swept through Iran in recent weeks, sparked by an economic crisis that has evolved into a widespread anti-government movement, and one of the most destabilising episodes of unrest the Iranian regime has faced in years.
Despite the internet blackout, reports have emerged that at least 2,000 people have been killed during the demonstrations, with hundreds of protesters sustaining gun shot wounds to the head and eyes. The Iranian government has accused the US of seeking to manufacture a pretext for military intervention, as US president Donald Trump has pledged that “help is on its way”.
