TEHRAN: Iran warned on Sunday that protesters will "pay the price" after a third night time of unrest saw mass demonstrations across the country, two other people killed and dozens arrested.
Videos on social media confirmed thousands marching across the country in a single day in the greatest test for the Islamic republic since mass protests in 2009.
They confirmed demonstrations in Mashhad, Isfahan and many smaller cities but travel restrictions and restricted coverage by reputable media made it difficult to verify reviews.
State media started to show pictures of the protests on Sunday, specializing in assaults by young males against banks and automobiles, an assault on a the city corridor in Tehran, and photographs of a person burning the Iranian flag.
"Those who damage public property, disrupt order and break the law must be responsible for their behaviour and pay the price," Interior Minister Abdolrahman Rahmani Fazli stated on state television.
"The spreading of violence, fear and terror will definitely be confronted," he added.
Lorestan province deputy governor Habibollah Khojastehpour instructed state television that two other people were killed in the small western the city of Dorud late on Saturday but denied safety forces were accountable.
US President Donald Trump weighed in, announcing "oppressive regimes cannot endure forever".
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders warned: "The days of America looking the other way ... are over."
Iranian government have sought to tell apart anti-regime protesters from what they see as authentic economic grievances.
"Do not get excited," parliament director for international affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian wrote in a tweet directed at Trump.
"Sedition, unrest and chaos are different from gatherings and peaceful protests to pursue people's livelihoods," he stated.
The protests started in 2nd town Mashhad on Thursday over prime residing costs, but temporarily spread throughout the country and against the Islamic gadget as a whole, with slogans such as "Death to the dictator".
But there have been reminders of the ongoing toughen for the regime amongst conservative sections of society, with pro-regime scholars protecting any other day of demonstrations on the University of Tehran on Sunday.
They had outnumbered protesters on the university the day earlier than, despite the fact that on-line videos confirmed significant protests around downtown portions of the capital later in the evening.
The overall selection of arrests was once unclear but an reputable in Arak, around 300 kilometres (190 miles) southwest of Tehran, stated 80 other people were detained in a single day.
Police have up to now taken a reasonably cushy technique to the unrest and there was no signal that the Revolutionary Guards haven't begun been deployed.
Iranian government have blamed exterior forces for fomenting the protests, announcing the majority of social media reviews were emanating from regional rival Saudi Arabia or exile teams based in Europe.
Internet was once temporarily minimize on cell phones on Saturday night time but was once restored now not lengthy after.
President Hassan Rouhani has up to now now not made any observation for the reason that protests began.
He got here to energy in 2013 promising to mend the economic system and ease social tensions, but anger over prime residing costs and a 12-percent unemployment price have left many feeling that progress is simply too sluggish.
Unemployment is especially prime amongst young other people, who have grown up in a much less restrictive surroundings and are normally thought to be much less deferential to authority.
"Rouhani has run an austerity budget since 2013 with the idea that it's a tough but necessary pill to swallow to manage inflation and currency problems and try to improve Iran's attractiveness for investment," stated Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founding father of the Europe-Iran Forum.
"But choosing years of austerity immediately after a very tough period of sanctions is bound to test people's patience," he instructed AFP.
Since the ruthless repression of the 2009 protests against a disputed presidential election that gave hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a 2nd time period, many middle-class Iranians have abandoned hope of securing exchange from the streets.
But low-level moves and demonstrations have endured, with bus drivers, teachers and manufacturing unit employees protesting against unpaid wages and deficient stipulations.
Videos on social media confirmed thousands marching across the country in a single day in the greatest test for the Islamic republic since mass protests in 2009.
They confirmed demonstrations in Mashhad, Isfahan and many smaller cities but travel restrictions and restricted coverage by reputable media made it difficult to verify reviews.
State media started to show pictures of the protests on Sunday, specializing in assaults by young males against banks and automobiles, an assault on a the city corridor in Tehran, and photographs of a person burning the Iranian flag.
"Those who damage public property, disrupt order and break the law must be responsible for their behaviour and pay the price," Interior Minister Abdolrahman Rahmani Fazli stated on state television.
"The spreading of violence, fear and terror will definitely be confronted," he added.
Lorestan province deputy governor Habibollah Khojastehpour instructed state television that two other people were killed in the small western the city of Dorud late on Saturday but denied safety forces were accountable.
US President Donald Trump weighed in, announcing "oppressive regimes cannot endure forever".
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders warned: "The days of America looking the other way ... are over."
Iranian government have sought to tell apart anti-regime protesters from what they see as authentic economic grievances.
"Do not get excited," parliament director for international affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian wrote in a tweet directed at Trump.
"Sedition, unrest and chaos are different from gatherings and peaceful protests to pursue people's livelihoods," he stated.
The protests started in 2nd town Mashhad on Thursday over prime residing costs, but temporarily spread throughout the country and against the Islamic gadget as a whole, with slogans such as "Death to the dictator".
But there have been reminders of the ongoing toughen for the regime amongst conservative sections of society, with pro-regime scholars protecting any other day of demonstrations on the University of Tehran on Sunday.
They had outnumbered protesters on the university the day earlier than, despite the fact that on-line videos confirmed significant protests around downtown portions of the capital later in the evening.
The overall selection of arrests was once unclear but an reputable in Arak, around 300 kilometres (190 miles) southwest of Tehran, stated 80 other people were detained in a single day.
Police have up to now taken a reasonably cushy technique to the unrest and there was no signal that the Revolutionary Guards haven't begun been deployed.
Iranian government have blamed exterior forces for fomenting the protests, announcing the majority of social media reviews were emanating from regional rival Saudi Arabia or exile teams based in Europe.
Internet was once temporarily minimize on cell phones on Saturday night time but was once restored now not lengthy after.
President Hassan Rouhani has up to now now not made any observation for the reason that protests began.
He got here to energy in 2013 promising to mend the economic system and ease social tensions, but anger over prime residing costs and a 12-percent unemployment price have left many feeling that progress is simply too sluggish.
Unemployment is especially prime amongst young other people, who have grown up in a much less restrictive surroundings and are normally thought to be much less deferential to authority.
"Rouhani has run an austerity budget since 2013 with the idea that it's a tough but necessary pill to swallow to manage inflation and currency problems and try to improve Iran's attractiveness for investment," stated Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founding father of the Europe-Iran Forum.
"But choosing years of austerity immediately after a very tough period of sanctions is bound to test people's patience," he instructed AFP.
Since the ruthless repression of the 2009 protests against a disputed presidential election that gave hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a 2nd time period, many middle-class Iranians have abandoned hope of securing exchange from the streets.
But low-level moves and demonstrations have endured, with bus drivers, teachers and manufacturing unit employees protesting against unpaid wages and deficient stipulations.
Iran warns protesters will 'pay the price' as unrest turns deadly
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