Videos showed crowds chanting slogans at security forces as tear gas was fired and motorcycle-mounted units were deployed along Jomhouri Street in Tehran. Labor, retiree, civil, and teachers’ organizations inside Iran also issued statements backing the protests, citing inflation, unemployment, and economic pressure. Opposition figures pay tribute to slain protestorsIran International has verified the identities 16 protestors who have been killed during the protests. US-based human rights group, Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), reported the deaths of at least 19 protestors on Sunday. Addressing the families of slain protestors, Pahlavi said: “On this irreversible path, I stand shoulder to shoulder with you.”“I assure you that those who ordered and carried out these crimes will be identified and, without doubt, punished,” he added.

Source: The Times January 05, 2026 06:26 UTC