At least 42 security personnel have died during the ongoing unrest, according to local news agencies
Tehran has declared three days of mourning to honor victims of the deadly nationwide riots, which it called a “battle” against the US and Israel, the semi-official Iranian Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
The worst protests in recent years shook Iran starting in late December, sparked by the sharp devaluation of the rial and the escalating economic crisis in the sanction-beset nation.
The unrest quickly spread to multiple cities, with arson and clashes resulting in numerous deaths among both Iranian security forces and civilian bystanders…
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