Reuters and other international outlets have reported several people killed amid unrest in Iran overnight into Thursday, as the large-scale economic-driven protests which have swept multiple cities reach the fifth consecutive day. “The semi-official Fars news agency and rights group Hengaw reported deaths in Lordegan, a city in western Iran,” Reuters writes. “Authorities confirmed one death in the western city of Kuhdasht, and Hengaw reported another death in the central province of Isfahan.” At least one among the dead is reported to be a government security force member, as demonstrators clash with police, and amid some reports of possible live fire being used to quell the unrest. “A member of Iran’s security forces was killed during a fourth day of protests in the country, which have been sparked by a currency collapse, officials have said,” BBC reports. “Citing regional chief justice Saeed Shahvari, Iran’s judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency said Amir Hessam Khodayari Fard was killed in the city of Kouhdasht, in the western Lorestan province, on Wednesday,” it added, stating that several more police and security members were injured, mostly as a result of stone-throwing. He was said to be a member of the Basij – a paramilitary force linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). In several locales […]