After over a week of protests across Iran, activists say at least 35 people have been killed, including four children, as arrests top 1,200; security forces raid hospitals and Tehran accuses Israel and the US of fueling unrest.Human rights activists said early Tuesday that at least 35 people have been killed in nationwide protests across Iran that began last month, as authorities intensify a crackdown on demonstrations driven by economic frustration.Demonstrations were reported across dozens of locations, from Tehran and Isfahan to Lorestan, Mazandaran, Khuzestan, Hamadan, and Fars, with protesters chanting slogans directly targeting the ruling system and the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
For the first time in the past five decades, pro-monarchy slogans have come to dominate the chants.
Security forces used live fire in several cities, including Nurabad in Lorestan and Hamadan in western Iran, where videos showed officers shooting at demonstrators who remained in the streets despite the crackdown.
