The Islamic Republic has experienced deadly protest movements in recent years, but the latest round of demonstrations come at a difficult moment for the regime.

Rights groups accuse security forces of killing protesters and storming a hospital in the province of Ilam. State media claimed that some protesters were armed.

The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran's theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in Tehran but expanded elsewhere.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has acknowledged the validity of a key driver for the agitation: frustrations over Iran’s economic conditions.

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Anti-government protests sparked by an economic crisis in Iran continue. Human rights activists report at least 17 people have died in the demonstrations that began on December 28th.