Protesters interrupt Iran government official live on air sparking clashes
Guardian, 30 May 2022
Protesters challenged the Iranian government's response to a building collapse in southwestern Iran that killed at least 31 people a week ago.
People in a crowd interrupted an emissary sent by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking a crackdown in which riot police clubbed demonstrators and fired tear gas.
Pressure on the Islamic Republic over rising food prices has been rising as Iran's nuclear deals fall through.