Extensive Damage Revealed In Tehran From Iranian Gas-Hike Protests
Images of widespread damage and destroyed buildings in the Iranian capital, Tehran, have emerged amid an Internet blackout.
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A building in Tehran that was gutted by fire during protests which erupted across Iran after the government announced it would cut subsidies to gasoline on November 15, leading to dramatic increases in prices.
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The funeral procession of a Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps member killed in the recent protests in Shahriar, on the western edge of Tehran. Buildings in the background were also damaged in the protests.
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A heavily damaged gas station in Tehran. There have been unconfirmed reports that as many as 200 people were killed in the demonstrations nationwide. Amnesty International, citing eyewitness accounts, reported security personnel shooting into crowds from rooftops and "in one case, a helicopter."
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A destroyed shopping center in Shariar. Around one-third of Iranians described themselves as "suffering" after U.S. sanctions were renewed in 2018.
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Women pass a branch of the Iranian Shahr Bank that was torched during protests in Shahriar.
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A woman mourns during the funeral of an Iranian security officer in Shahriar.
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A destroyed ATM in Shahriar.
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Most images published in this gallery were made available on November 20.
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A fire-gutted building in Tehran.
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A branch of the Iranian national bank in Shahriar that was burned during the protests. Iran's government blamed the unrest on a "plot" from some of Tehran's foreign foes: Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the United States.