Iran Protest Deaths Concerning Ailing Economy

Iran Protest Deaths Concerning Ailing Economy

Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker

Modern Tokyo Times

Iran’s ailing economy is once again igniting unrest across cities and rural provinces alike, as ordinary people confront the suffocating weight of soaring prices and collapsing living standards. These protests, driven by desperation rather than ideology, have already exacted a lethal cost. At least seven people are reported to have been killed following clashes with the state apparatus ...