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A government building in southern Iran was attacked on Wednesday, authorities said, as the country’s top prosecutor warned of a “decisive response” to any attempt to create instability after days of economic protests.

Spontaneous protests, driven by dissatisfaction at Iran’s economic stagnation, began on Sunday in Tehran’s largest mobile phone market, where shopkeepers shuttered their businesses, and have since drawn in students across the country.

“A portion of the provincial governors’ office door and its glass were destroyed in an attack by a number of people,” said Hamed Ostovar, the head of the judiciary in the city of Fasa, as quoted by the justice ministry’s Mizan agency, without specifying how the attack was carried out.

The attack came after the country’s prosecutor general said the protesters’ economic concerns were legitimate, but warned action would be taken if necessary.

“Peaceful livelihood protests are part of social and understandable realities,” Mohammad Movahedi-Azad told state media.

“Any attempt to turn economic protests into a tool of insecurity, destruction of public property, or implementation of externally-designed scenarios will inevitably be met with a legal, proportionate and decisive response.”

His comments came days after the Mossad intelligence agency of Iran’s arch-foe Israel posted on social media that it was “with you on the ground” in a message to Iranian protesters.

Posting on its Persian-language X account, the spy agency encouraged Iranians to “go out into the streets together.”

Iran, which does not recognise Israel, has long accused it of conducting sabotage operations against its nuclear facilities and assassinating its scientists.

Fighting for food

The rallies have since built momentum, with students at 10 universities in the capital and in other cities, including Iran’s most prestigious institutions, joining in on Tuesday.

The vice-president of the University of Tehran, Mohammad Reza Taghidokht, told the Iranian Students’ News Agency that four students were arrested on Tuesday and released overnight.

Nevertheless, the protests remain limited in number and concentrated in central Tehran, with shops elsewhere in the sprawling metropolis of 10 million people unaffected.

Before the attack in Fasa, Iranian media had not reported any new protests on Wednesday.

Iran’s economy has been in the doldrums for years, with heavy US and international sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear programme weighing heavily on it.

The currency, the rial, has also plunged in recent months, losing more than a third of its value against the US dollar since last year.

In December, inflation stood at 52 per cent year-on-year, according to official statistics.

Some basic necessities are becoming unaffordable for a portion of the population, which has been suffering from international sanctions against Iran for decades.

“Everyone here is fighting for a scrap of bread,” said one protester interviewed Tuesday by the daily newspaper Etemad.

Last-minute bank holiday

Schools, banks and public institutions were closed on Wednesday for a bank holiday, with officials saying the directive was due to the cold weather and the need to save energy.

The capital’s prestigious Beheshti and Allameh Tabataba’i universities announced that classes would be held online throughout next week for the same reason, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.

The authorities have not linked the bank holiday to the protests. Tehran is experiencing daytime temperatures in the low single digits, which is not unusual for the time of year.

Weekends in Iran begin on Thursdays, while this Saturday marks a long-standing national holiday.

Iran is no stranger to nationwide protests, but the latest demonstrations have not come close to the last major outbreak in 2022, triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman.

Her death in custody after being arrested for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women sparked a wave of anger across the country.

Several hundred people were killed, including dozens of members of the security forces.

There were also widespread protests in 2019, sparked by a sharp increase in the price of petrol.

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Mynd44 Lalasticlala Nlfpmod

It's Israel that's their problem.....A government that doesn't care about the opinion, feelings and wants of their people why won't foreign countries find agents to use within them easily?.

Ayatollah will use the Bassij paramilitary force (a branch of IRGC) to quell this protest, it one thing that they (Iranian regime) are really good at.

God bless this two men for bringing the long lasting peace to the persians. Iran was never a Muslim country, they were living happily with freedom to life and speech before those people washing their "privates" with kettle came and put them under everlasting bondage.

I know say NA CIA hand work be this...100%

Iran the terror juggernaut.

lol…I think Iran as to open up…this isolation no fit work again…

IBB007:
lol…I think Iran as to open up…this isolation no fit work again…

Iran is not self isolating

How Islam entered and hold them to ransom is not a suprise if you study the hijra of Muslims



Persia arise you were not Muslims

ruggedtimi:
I know say NA CIA hand work be this...100%

To you everything that happens is from CIA, American etc. You guys should accept the reality for once.

BlackfireX:
How Islam entered and hold them to ransom is not a suprise if you study the hijra of Muslims



Persia arise you were not Muslims

Persia has been a Muslim country even before Nigeria became a civilised Nation and it will always be.

fuckingAyaya:
God bless this two men for bringing the long lasting peace to the persians. Iran was never a Muslim country, they were living happily with freedom to life and speech before those people washing their "privates" with kettle came and put them under everlasting bondage.

Imagine a terrorist and rapist being a role model? that shows how gullible and s_ow most of you are.

Just to let you know, Iran has been a Muslim country since when your ancestors were still roaming in bushes stark naked and hunting for bush meat. 😂😂😂


The only reason why Iran economy is in comatose is because of the sanctions that have been there for a very long time, placed my uncle sam.

Adebisi444:
To you everything that happens is from CIA, American etc. You guys should accept the reality for once.

Yes he's right, you don't know how evil America is? you should learn from what happened in Libya.

Nigerians should be wise for once.

Mirasteel:
Imagine a terrorist and rapist being a role model? that shows how gullible and s_ow most of you are.

Just to let you know, Iran has been a Muslim country since when your ancestors were still roaming in bushes stark naked and hunting for bush meat. 😂😂😂


The only reason why Iran economy is in comatose is because of the sanctions that have been there for a very long time, placed my uncle sam.

I think dey join briks or brics whatever u call am .

Se dey cannot help dem ni. I remember wen some dead brains were jubilating thay brics will render America economy uselesss. I just dey laugh.

That evil 😈regime in Iran must go

ruggedtimi:
I know say NA CIA hand work be this...100%

Na CIA cos drought and destroy thier economy abi?

Originality007:
Na CIA cos drought and destroy thier economy abi?

CIA used same format to remove iran's prime minister in the 60s.

Mirasteel:
Persia has been a Muslim country even before Nigeria became a civilised Nation and it will always be.

Please use Google and see for yourself

Muslims always making claims but no evidence to back it up.

What a beautiful country before it was infested by 7th century barbarism

BlackfireX:
Please use Google and see for yourself

Muslims always making claims but no evidence to back it up.

What a beautiful country before it was infested by 7th century barbarism

The same rubbish, why can't you back it up yourself? I agree Persia practised zoroastrian before Islam but Persia has been a Muslim country since 7th century, when your ancestors were still walking around naked in bushes/jungles and worshipping idols. 😂😂😂😂😂

Adebisi444:
To you everything that happens is from CIA, American etc. You guys should accept the reality for once.

Wait, wait, wait. You expect muslims to ever take responsibility for their actions?

Hmmmmmmm

Dey play

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