In the videos, protesters chant anti-regime slogans and confront security forces in crowded streets.<\/p>\n
Footage included scenes of screaming and apparent gunfire, with demonstrators throwing objects and shouting, “Death to the Dictator” and “Proud Arakis, support, support.”<\/p>\n
IRAN REPORTEDLY DEVELOPING CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL MISSILE WARHEADS AS PROTESTS SPREAD OVER COLLAPSING ECONOMY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Iranian protests force nationwide shutdown as President Masoud Pezeshkian closes businesses and offices across 21 provinces amid mounting public anger. (MEK)<\/p>\n Additional footage shared by MEK shows crowds chanting, “Death to Khamenei!” and “Shame on you, shame on you!” as anger appears to spread across the country, with a particular focus on bazaar-led protests in Tehran.<\/p>\n Some of the most dramatic scenes were reported in the city of Fasa in south-central Iran. Video circulating online shows demonstrators hurling objects at the gates of a government complex and shaking them until they opened.<\/p>\n Opposition groups also reported that protesters stormed the governor\u2019s office, prompting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces to open fire, per Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n IRANIAN PRESIDENT SAYS HIS COUNTRY IS AT ‘TOTAL WAR’ WITH THE US, ISRAEL AND EUROPE: REPORTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Widespread protests grip Iran as President Pezeshkian faces mounting economic and political crisis. (MEK)<\/p>\n Military helicopters were seen flying over the city, apparently to intimidate residents and prevent the unrest from spreading.<\/p>\n In Kermanshah, in western Iran, bazaar merchants were seen confronting security forces while chanting, “Dishonorable, dishonorable,” according to video footage.<\/p>\n The one-day shutdown affected 21 of Iran\u2019s 31 provinces, including Tehran, as President Masoud Pezeshkian sought to contain mounting public anger fueled by inflation, currency instability<\/a> and declining living standards.<\/p>\n IRAN KILLING SPREE CONTINUES AS REGIME SETS NEW RECORD FOR 2025 EXECUTIONS, DISSIDENT GROUP SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sitting next to a senior military official in Iran. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n Demonstrations, strikes and clashes<\/a> with security forces continued for a fourth consecutive day in cities across the country.<\/p>\n The unrest has unfolded alongside a series of high-level leadership changes<\/a> that have added to uncertainty.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, Pezeshkian appointed Abdolnaser Hemmati, a former economy minister, as the new head of Iran\u2019s central bank<\/a> after the resignation of Mohammad Reza Farzin.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n![\"Iran](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iran-protests-day-four-003.jpg\")
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