Digital Desk, New Delhi. The situation is going from bad to worse due to the economic crisis in Iran. Meanwhile, a video is going viral on social media, in which it can be seen that unknown assailants killed a policeman in a drive-by shooting in the south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan.
Last month, unrest spread across Iran after traders in Tehran protested against rising prices and the falling value of the rial, triggering a wave of similar actions in other cities. The demonstrations spread to at least 25 of Iran's 31 provinces, leaving dozens dead, including security forces.
Video of firing goes viral
Meanwhile, a video is going viral in which it is seen that an unknown assailant opens fire on the police vehicle until it leaves the road and crashes. This video has been shot from the attacker's car, in which he is seen leaning out of the window and only the tip of the gun is visible and he is continuously firing at the police car.
According to Iranian media reports, the slain policeman has been identified as Mahmoud Haqiqat, a member of the security forces in Iranshahr. Earlier on Wednesday, a personnel of law enforcement forces of Iranshahr County was also opened fire by unknown persons, resulting in his death.
#فوريوديو The moment of the assassination of Mahmoud Haqit, the commander of the Iranshahr police station and the former commander of information protection, the mercenaries of the regime should see what fate awaits them if they do not stop supporting this criminal regime!
The terrorist group Jaish-al-Adl, which describes itself as demanding rights for the ethnic Baloch minority, reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack, according to WANA news agency. The Sunni terrorism group has recently joined hands with several smaller Baloch paramilitary groups to form a new alliance to target Iran's religious establishment.
Another policeman dies in Iran
Another Iranian policeman has been killed in a stabbing during unrest near the capital Tehran. The period of protests in the country regarding the economic crisis has entered the 12th day. Shahin Dehghan, a member of the police force in Mallard County, west of Tehran, was the victim of a stabbing while trying to control the unrest and died, according to Fars news agency.
Khamenei protests in Iran
The unrest began last month in Tehran's centuries-old Grand Bazaar, where shoppers closed their shops in protest against a sharp decline in Iran's rial currency. Demonstrations have since spread across the country due to public anger over deteriorating economic conditions, Western sanctions, mismanagement by authorities, and restrictions on political and social freedoms.
Several videos have emerged from Iran, in which protesters are seen marching against Iran's Islamic government led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and raising slogans like 'Until Mullahs are buried, this country will not be free' and 'Mullahs must leave Iran'.
More than 30 people have died since the protests began and thousands of people have reportedly been arrested. Iranian officials have not released any official figures on deaths during the protests, but have said at least two members of security forces have been killed and more than a dozen people have been injured.
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