Iran Economic Protests

Hundreds of anti‑regime demonstrators rallied on Fifth Avenue outside the Iranian UN ambassador’s Manhattan residence, spray‑painting the facade, waving pro‑Reza Pahlavi banners and urging President Trump and U.S./Israeli action — including strikes — to help topple Tehran. The call came as a nationwide wave of protests over economic collapse and soaring inflation has spread to dozens of cities and, amid a near‑total communications blackout, been met with lethal force that rights groups say has left hundreds to potentially thousands dead and thousands detained; Trump has warned on Truth Social and in interviews that the U.S. is “locked and loaded” and would take “very strong” action if Iran kills protesters, prompting Tehran to threaten retaliation and attacks on U.S. forces.