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| Iran protests - live updates: Police arrest 450 people in Tehran as Supreme Leader accuses enemies of stirring unrest | |
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| Around 450 people have been arrested during three days of protest in Iran's capital Tehran. | Around 450 people have been arrested during three days of protest in Iran's capital Tehran. |
| The semi-official ILNA news agency quoted Ali Asghar Nasserbakht, a security deputy governor of Tehran, who said 200 protesters were arrested on Saturday, 150 on Sunday and 100 were arrested Monday. | The semi-official ILNA news agency quoted Ali Asghar Nasserbakht, a security deputy governor of Tehran, who said 200 protesters were arrested on Saturday, 150 on Sunday and 100 were arrested Monday. |
| Nine people were killed in overnight clashes between protesters and security forces, Iranian state TV reported. | Nine people were killed in overnight clashes between protesters and security forces, Iranian state TV reported. |
| The demonstrations, the largest to strike Iran since its disputed 2009 presidential election, have seen six days of unrest across the country and a death toll of at least 20. | The demonstrations, the largest to strike Iran since its disputed 2009 presidential election, have seen six days of unrest across the country and a death toll of at least 20. |
| The protests began on Thursday in Mashhad over Iran's weak economy and a jump in food prices and have expanded to several cities, with some protesters chanting against the government and the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | The protests began on Thursday in Mashhad over Iran's weak economy and a jump in food prices and have expanded to several cities, with some protesters chanting against the government and the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. |
| The protests have put pressure on the clerical leaders in power since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | The protests have put pressure on the clerical leaders in power since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |
| President Hassan Rouhani made a televised call for calm on Sunday, saying Iranians had the right to criticise but must not cause unrest. | President Hassan Rouhani made a televised call for calm on Sunday, saying Iranians had the right to criticise but must not cause unrest. |