At least 25 killed in Iran protests: Rights groups

At least 25 people have been killed in Iran during the first nine days of protests that started in the bazaar of Tehran over the plunging value of the currency and soaring inflation, according to rights groups.

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The authorities have acknowledged the economic hardships but accused networks linked to foreign powers of stoking the protests. On Tuesday, Iran's police chief vowed to "deal with the last of these rioters." The shopkeepers' protest continued on Tuesday in the bazaar, with about 150 people focusing on economic demands, Iran's Fars news agency reported.

The protests have spread to some cities in western and southern Iran but do not match the scale of unrest that swept the nation in 2022-23 over the death of Mahsa Amini, who died in the custody of morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.