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What is happening in Iran? Demonstrations across the country, Police open fire on protesters. Trump warns: We will intervene if you kill them

2026-01-02 19:11:25Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
What is happening in Iran? Demonstrations across the country, Police open fire
Protests in Iran

Security forces in Iran have begun firing machine guns at protesters as unrest escalates in various cities. In Marvdasht, gunfire is reported to be coming from the roofs of a school and a bank, with Iranian media reporting casualties.

Videos have been shared on social media showing machine gun fire, while helicopters patrol the city and the internet has been partially disrupted, making communication and reporting of events difficult.

Protests across the country are rapidly becoming radicalized. As of January 3, demonstrations and unrest have spread to at least 18 provinces, with armed clashes increasingly reported in Fars, Lorestan, Chaharmahal, and Bakhtiari.

In the city of Azna, protesters attacked a police station, killing three people and injuring 17 others. Currently, the centers of resistance are mainly in smaller towns, but tensions continue to rise.

The protests began on December 28 in Tehran after the rial's collapse and inflation rose to 52%, worsening the economic situation of citizens. According to Reuters, these are the largest protests in Iran in the last three years, since the 2022 demonstrations, sparked by the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini by morality police.

On the other hand, US President Donald Trump has expressed support for protesters who are facing brutal repression by security forces in Iran. 

In a brief post on social media, he wrote: "We are armed, equipped with weapons and ready to begin," but did not provide further details.

A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, responded by saying Trump should be "careful" if he intervenes, warning of potential chaos across the Middle East.

At least eight people are reported to have been killed in Iran. 

In a Friday post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “If Iran violently shoots and kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will help them.”

In his post, the US president did not specify what measures Washington might take against Iranian authorities.

In June, the US carried out strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities on Trump's orders. US officials later argued that the strikes had significantly hampered Tehran's prospects of building a nuclear weapon - a claim disputed by Iran. In retaliation, Iran launched a missile attack on a major US military base in Qatar.

The protests have been the most widespread since a 2022 uprising sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young woman accused by morality police of not wearing a headscarf properly, but they have not been on the same scale. President Masoud Pezeshkian has said he will listen to the protesters' "legitimate demands."

But the country's Attorney General, Mohammad Movahedi-Azad, warned that any attempt to create instability would face a "decisive response."


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