Iran Protests Turn Deadly: Police Officers Shot, Stabbed Amid Unrest

• Two Iranian police officers were killed in separate incidents amidst ongoing cost-of-living protests.
• Shahin Dehghan was stabbed to death in Malard county near Tehran while attempting to contain disturbances.
• Another officer was fatally shot in a drive-by attack in Sistan and Baluchestan province; Mahmoud Haqiqat, commander in Iranshahr, was assassinated.
• Protests, sparked by soaring prices and currency fall, have spread to 25 of Iran's 31 provinces.
• International condemnation from US officials Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump met with Iran's rejection, blaming sanctions for economic woes.

Why It Matters: Iran faces escalating unrest as economic protests lead to police deaths and international tensions.