Tehran riots ease after Basij forces deployed

The city of Tehran witnessed a noticeable decline in unrest on Friday night, following the deployment of Basij forces to contain the recent wave of violence. According to Fars News Agency, the capital saw relative calm, with only limited rioting reported, a significant reduction compared to the previous night’s events.

Iranian state television reported on Thursday that two members of the security forces were killed by rioters in the city of Qom. In a separate development, state media aired footage showing the arrest of an armed group in Lorestan province.

Moreover, the police chief of Holilan district in Ilam province was killed amid the unveiling events in the country, Iranian police reported.

Rioters also burned a security officer alive in Marvdasht, in the Fars province, state broadcasters reported, describing the incident as a blatant act of terrorism that shocked the local community