Protests continue to rage in Iran for the 12th day, with a defence expert believing the regime is “over”. Former security minister Tom Tugendhat responded to a video of a government building in Tehran on fire, questioning how long the regime has left. He wrote on X: “The regime is over.
“The questions now are: How long will it take to die? and How many more will it kill in the time it has left?” The wave of unrest began late last month over mounting frustration with the Iranian regime and its handling of the economic crisis. Shopkeepers and university students have taken to the streets following a sharp fall in the value of the national currency, the rial.
In 2025, it sunk to a record low, while inflation hit 40% amid sanctions over the country’s nuclear programme.
According to the Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA), at least 34 protesters and four security personnel have been killed and 2,200 protesters have been arrested.
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