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According to the report, unrest in Iran began on December 29 after street protests triggered by a sharp fall in the Iranian rial exchange rate, spreading across most major cities. More than 250 schools, 300 mosques, and 90 religious educational institutions were damaged during the riots in Iran, Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Chairman Ebrahim Azizi said.
The report stated that during these events, more than 250 schools, as well as 300 mosques, 90 religious educational institutions, and 2,221 vehicles belonging to law enforcement agencies and the Basij volunteer militia of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were damaged. This occurred after street protests were triggered by a sharp fall in the Iranian rial exchange rate, spreading across most major cities. Authorities reported the deaths of 40 law enforcement officers.
The report added that armed terrorists appeared among the demonstrators on January 8. The Iranian authorities blamed Israel and the United States for organizing the unrest. State media in Iran have widely circulated images of damaged mosques and burned Qurans inside, blaming protesters they brand terrorists, and portraying their deadly crackdown on a protest uprising as a sacred defense of holy places. Officials assert that dozens of mosques and shrines across the country were deliberately attacked during protests.
Additionally, in the past week, due to the near-total ongoing internet shutdown, state media have effectively become the primary source of visual material related to alleged damage during the protests for many Iranians. President Masoud Pezeshkian echoed the condemnation on January 12, stating that Iranian society does not accept those who burn mosques. They have trained some people inside and outside, brought terrorists into the country from abroad, and they burn mosques.In pro-government rallies, some participants were seen holding half-burned Qurans, and the state TV showed several interviews with them reinforcing the narrative that demonstrators were terrorists attacking Islam itself.
The report stated that during these events, more than 250 schools, as well as 300 mosques, 90 religious educational institutions, and 2,221 vehicles belonging to law enforcement agencies and the Basij volunteer militia of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were damaged. This occurred after street protests were triggered by a sharp fall in the Iranian rial exchange rate, spreading across most major cities. Authorities reported the deaths of 40 law enforcement officers.
The report added that armed terrorists appeared among the demonstrators on January 8. The Iranian authorities blamed Israel and the United States for organizing the unrest. State media in Iran have widely circulated images of damaged mosques and burned Qurans inside, blaming protesters they brand terrorists, and portraying their deadly crackdown on a protest uprising as a sacred defense of holy places. Officials assert that dozens of mosques and shrines across the country were deliberately attacked during protests.
Additionally, in the past week, due to the near-total ongoing internet shutdown, state media have effectively become the primary source of visual material related to alleged damage during the protests for many Iranians. President Masoud Pezeshkian echoed the condemnation on January 12, stating that Iranian society does not accept those who burn mosques. They have trained some people inside and outside, brought terrorists into the country from abroad, and they burn mosques.In pro-government rallies, some participants were seen holding half-burned Qurans, and the state TV showed several interviews with them reinforcing the narrative that demonstrators were terrorists attacking Islam itself.