Armed protesters clashed with security forces in the Tehranpars district of Iran’s capital on Friday, as nationwide demonstrations against the regime turned more violent in the country.
In the video, people ran in the streets shouting “Death to Khamenei!” “Death to the dictator!” “Shame on you!” and “We’re all together!”
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Armed protesters clashed with police in Iran’s capital on Friday as nationwide demonstrations against the regime turned more violent in the fraught country. (Iran TV)
According to Iran’s Human Rights Activists News Agency, protests entered their 14th day on Saturday, with 65 people killed, including children, and 2,311 arrested.
Authorities imposed a sweeping internet blackout this week, largely cutting off the country from the outside world and escalating threats of harsh punishments as anti-regime protests spread.
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A masked protester holds a photo of Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest Friday in Tehran, Iran. (UGC via AP)
According to the National Council of Resistance in Iran, the protests spread to 190 cities in Iran on Saturday.
“By defending the protesters, the rebellious youth did not allow the flames of the uprising to be extinguished,” dissident politician Maryam Rajavi said in a statement. “They have shown their determination to triumph over the regime.”
Iranian state television shows a man holding a device to document burning vehicles during a night of mass protests in Zanjan, Iran. (Iranian state television via AP)
At a news conference in Washington DC on Friday, President Donald Trump said Iran is under increasing pressure as unrest spreads across the country.
“Iran is in big trouble,” Trump said. “It seems that people are taking over certain cities that no one thought possible just a few weeks ago. We are closely monitoring the situation.”
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Trump warned that the US would respond strongly if the regime resorted to mass violence.
“We’re going to hit them really hard where it hurts. And that doesn’t mean we have to put our feet on the ground, but it means we have to hit them really, really hard where it hurts,” he said.
As of Saturday, Lufthansa, flydubai, Turkish Airlines, AJet, Pegasus, Qatar Airways and Austrian Airlines had suspended all flights to Iran.
