Iran Protests Continue as Demonstrators Defy Warnings From Government

A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 19, 2022. West Asia News Agency via Reuters

Widespread protests continued across Iran for a 45th consecutive day on Oct. 30 despite warnings from security officials that they would use tougher measures to suppress demonstrators.

Protests over the weekend continued despite a warning from the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, on Oct. 29 that he would use unprecedented force in an effort to quell them.