Iranian security forces reportedly fired tear gas and live ammunition on protesters in the streets Sunday who are demonstrating against the regime.
Videos are emerging that indicate the government is increasingly at odds with its own people, who are angry after its rulers admitted they accidentally shot down a Ukrainian aircraft after it left the Tehran airport, Fox News reported Monday.
Activists protest against Iranian government in front of German Federal Foreign Office after a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed in Iran, in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 13, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
Social media clips reportedly captured the violence.
???? Shocking video footage sums up the brutality of the Islamic Regime in Iran.
It clearly shows at least 2 young women have been shot in the legs using shotguns with heavy bleeding.
My country is occupied from the inside by a bloodthirsty regime!#IranProtests#IranProtests2020 pic.twitter.com/oyyLZLzoym
— ممدوو بابائی ???????????????????? (@mamadou_babaei) January 12, 2020
Iranian state-run media has not commented on the alleged attacks on protesters that reportedly occurred in Tehran’s Freedom Square, Fox noted. (RELATED: Iranian Protesters Burn US Flag Following Death Of Military Leader)
To the leaders of Iran – DO NOT KILL YOUR PROTESTERS. Thousands have already been killed or imprisoned by you, and the World is watching. More importantly, the USA is watching. Turn your internet back on and let reporters roam free! Stop the killing of your great Iranian people!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020
In the aftermath of the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the terrorist Quds Force, Iranians could be seen in the streets shouting “Death to America” But since the admission of the aircraft shooting, the protests have shifted against the Iranian regime.
Iranian mourners carry a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) granting the Order of Zolfaghar, the highest military honour of Iran, to General Qasem Soleimani, during the latter’s funeral procession in the capital Tehran on Jan. 6, 2020. – (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
On Saturday, White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham tweeted: “Protests happening in Tehran. Among other things, Iranian protesters reportedly chanting: ‘The regime told us our enemy is the US. But actually, our enemy is right here” (referring the regime itself).
Protests happening in Tehran. Among other things, Iranian protestors reportedly chanting: “The regime told us our enemy is the US. But actually, our enemy is right here” (referencing the regime itself). https://t.co/4i2JQym0pY
— Stephanie Grisham (@PressSec) January 11, 2020
The anti-government protesters have been on the streets for at least two days, according to an Axios report. The demonstrations are also reportedly spreading to other Iranian cities, The New York Times reported. (RELATED: Iranian MP Urges Attack On White House)