Protesters Demonstrate for the Second Consecutive Night in Gohardasht, Karaj

Recent reports from Gohardasht, Karaj indicate that protesters took to the streets for the second consecutive night, and "a police motorcycle was also set on fire." Videos received from the protests on Wednesday night, August 10, show that during clashes between security forces and protesters against rising prices and economic issues, a police motorcycle was set ablaze in Gohardasht, Karaj. In other videos, protesters can be heard chanting, "Enough, Iranian/ Show your courage" or "Cannon, tank, firecracker/ The cleric must disappear." Radio Farda cannot independently verify the authenticity of these videos due to the lack of reporters in Iran. In another video, the crowd chants, "Death to the dictator." The new wave of street protests in Iran has begun following the collapse of the rial's value, the dire economic situation, rising prices, and the daily increase in foreign currency and gold coin prices. The price of the US dollar in the unofficial Tehran market rose to 12,000 tomans on Tuesday, and the price of gold coins also surpassed four million tomans. However, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the currency and gold coin market saw a slight decrease in prices. Gohardasht, Karaj also witnessed protests on Tuesday. Images and videos shared on social media indicated that the protests in this area continued until the evening of Tuesday, with security forces and riot police attempting to disperse the protesters. In one of the images published from Gohardasht, Karaj, the crowd was chanting: "Inflation, rising prices/ A scourge for the people." On Wednesday, the city of Isfahan also witnessed street protests. "Khamenei, have some shame, leave the country" and "The silence of every Iranian is a betrayal to Iran" were among the slogans heard in videos received from the protests in this city. Some protesters also chanted, "Reza Shah, may your soul rest in peace." In this context, the "12,000 toman" dollar coincided with a security atmosphere around the Tehran market. Iranian officials attributed the currency and gold crisis to "intelligence services" and "dirty hands." The Iranian Central Bank official stated that this year's inflation rate would reach 25 percent. Protests in Isfahan continued in response to living conditions. The changing battlefield of "proxy forces"; war against the people in the streets of Iran. The Iranian crisis; the responsibility of opponents and the possibility of radicalizing Iranian society. The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iranian crisis. Internet outages in Iran have exceeded 300 hours, with reports of "evidence" of the deaths of injured patients under treatment. Accounts from three witnesses regarding the situation in Isfahan province; "Like war-torn areas." The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iranian crisis. Trump emphasized the "halt of executions in Iran": we do not know what will happen in the future. Trump announced an agreement to hold a meeting about Greenland in Davos.