January 1, 2026
Iran building attacked as protests rage
. Iranian students staged street demonstrations in Tehran. Photo: Reuters TEHRAN: A government building in southern Iran was attacked on Wednesday, authorities said, as the country’s top prosecutor warned of a “decisive response” to any attempt to create instability after days of economic protests. Spontaneous protests fueled by discontent over Iran’s economic stagnation began Sunday in Tehran’s largest mobile phone market, where shopkeepers closed their businesses and have since attracted students across the country. “A part of the door of the provincial governor’s office and its glass were destroyed in an attack by several people,” Hamed Ostovar, head of the








