Jan 03, 2026
3 min read
A video circulated on social media showing cars burning during clashes on Thursday, as the protests entered their fifth day.
Trump has warned that the US will intervene if the Iranian government kills protesters after five days of protests and clashes in the country.
- Author, Ghoncheh Habibiazad
— Author's title, Persian
- Author, Alice Choke
- Name of the author, news
- Reading time: 5 min
Iranian authorities said at least seven people were killed in riots on Thursday, as a series of protests over rising cost of living entered a fifth day.
Both the semi-official FARS news agency and the rights group Hanga reported deaths during clashes between protesters and security forces in the southwestern Iranian city of Lordgan.
Three others died in Azna and another in Kouhdasht, Fars said, all in the western part of the country.
On Thursday, videos posted on social media showed cars set on fire during clashes between protesters and law enforcement.
The majority of protesters are demanding an end to the country's supreme leader's rule.
Some also call for the restoration of the monarchy.
The President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump, spoke this Friday about the situation in this country in the book Truth Social Network:
"If Iran, as is its tradition, violently shoots down peaceful protesters, the United States will come to their rescue. We stand ready to act."
Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that the US leader should "be careful".
"Trump should know that US interference in this domestic issue will destabilize the entire region and destroy US interests," he said.
The US president did not specify in his statement what actions the White House might take against Iranian officials.
In June, his government carried out attacks on three nuclear facilities in Iran.
Protests in the area
When Friday is running, more of the rise of the labels in the land of the top of the five-moving rates are raised by the fall of money.
Video footage confirmed by the Persian Service showed protests on Thursday in the central city of Lordegan, the capital Tehran and Marvdasht in the southern province of Fars.
Fars reported that two people died in Lordegan, said an official.The report did not specify whether those killed were protesters or members of the security forces.
Three people were also reported killed in Ajna in the neighboring province of Lorestan, without identifying protesters or security officials.
Human rights group Hengau said the two dead were protesters, identified as Ahmed Jalil and Sajjad Valamanesh.
The Persian service was unable to independently verify the deaths.
State media also reported that a member of security forces affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was killed in clashes with protesters in Kouhdasht city in Western Lorestan province on Wednesday night.
This information could not be verified and the protesters said that the man was one of them and that he was shot dead by the police.
State media reported that 13 police officers and members of the Basij militia were injured in the stone pelting in the area.
A celebration to stop the riots
Schools, universities and government institutions remained closed across the country on Wednesday after authorities declared a public holiday in a practical attempt to quell the unrest.
Although many Iranians interpreted it as an attempt to quell the protests, officially, the move was justified to conserve energy due to the cold.
It began in Tehran last Sunday, when traders were angered by another sharp decline in the value of the Iranian currency against the US dollar on the free market.
On Tuesday, students had joined the protests, which spread across several cities, with people shouting slogans against the country's religious leaders.
The protests, the largest since the 2022 uprising, led to the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young woman accused by police of not dressing properly.
However, at this time they have not reached the same size.
In order to prevent further escalation, security has been tightened in the areas of Tehran where the protests started.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his government would listen to the “legitimate demands” of protesters.
But Justice Minister Mohammad Movahedi-Azad also warned that any attempt to foment unrest will be met with what he called a "strong response".
Click here to read more Mundo News stories.
Subscribe to our new newsletter to receive a roundup of our best content of the week every Friday.
And remember, you can get notifications in our app.Download the latest version and activate them.
