Calm has returned to cities across the Islamic Republic of Iran following a wave of foreign-backed riots that killed a number of security forces and Basij members.
Iranians took to streets on Saturday to participate in funerals held for those who fell in acts of vandalism on Thursday.
Iranians attended mass funerals for members of the security forces martyred in attacks by armed rioters over the past few days.
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Iran’s national police spokesman said field observations on Friday night indicate “general calm” in cities nationwide.
Speaking to Tasnim News Agency, Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi, spokesman for Iran’s Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA), said large public gatherings earlier on Friday, which he described as protests against the actions of armed and terrorist groups the previous night, had prevented further violent movements on Friday.
The Iranian agency’s correspondents also reported calm conditions across provinces on Friday night. According to provincial reports, following stern warnings from security authorities, most provinces saw no gatherings or disturbances, and security forces maintained control despite limited attempts by rioters to disrupt public order.
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Armed groups, however, attacked public and private property in several provinces, causing extensive damage.
According to Tasnim, the attacks targeted both personal and state-owned assets during unrest in multiple areas. The agency said some of the attacks included mosques, adding that the assailants showed no regard for religious sites.
Three police officers were killed on Friday night in attacks on security forces during disturbances in the provincial capital Shiraz and surrounding areas.
Senior Iranian officials said armed groups, foreign-backed elements and terrorist actors were orchestrating violence, arson attacks and assaults on public infrastructure.
Thursday Vandalism
Several members of Tehran’s criminal investigation police were killed during riots in the capital Thursday night.
Armed assailants opened fire with Kalashnikov rifles on personnel of the Tehran Metropolitan Police’s criminal investigation unit, killing several officers.
In the provinces, officials also reported casualties among security personnel. In Qom, provincial authorities said two members of the police were killed on Thursday night.
In Shushtar, two members of security forces were killed, according to local reports, which also cited damage to public property and attacks on religious sites in Khuzestan province.
A member of the Basij paramilitary was killed Thursday night in the city of Qazvin. The incident occurred after protesters damaged and set fire to banks, mosques and street furniture before attacking fuel stations across the city.
At a fuel station on Daneshgah Street, assailants attempted to set the facility ablaze after causing damage, but were confronted by Basij members. One Basij member was beaten and later killed during the confrontation.
A local prosecutor and four members of security forces were killed during riots in the northeastern town of Esfarayen.
Commenting on the riots, Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei stressed on Friday that the Iranian nation won’t back down against vandals seeking to please US President Donald Trump.