JAKARTA - Riots in the city of Hamadan in western Iran killed six people and caused significant damage to private and public property.
In its report, the IRIB television station did not provide details about the riots that erupted on Thursday. The broadcaster also did not mention the identities of the dead victims.
According to a number of media reports, the western region of Iran is the most vulnerable part of the country for protests since the start of the recent wave of unrest.
The protest action on January 8 was called by Reza Pahlavi, a descendant of the Shah of Iran who was overthrown in 1979.
A number of video recordings circulated on social media showing mass protests in various parts of the country. Shortly thereafter, internet services were disrupted throughout the country.
The protests in Iran began in late December amid the weakening of the national currency, the rial. Protesters complained about sharp exchange rate fluctuations and their impact on wholesale and retail prices.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council accused the United States and Israel of being behind the unrest.
Iran is experiencing a period of high inflation, with the Central Bank setting an annual inflation rate of 38.9 percent.
The unofficial exchange rate of the US dollar, which was around 50,000 rials (about Rp844) before the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal in May 2018, has now jumped to around 1.4 million rials (about Rp23,619) on the open market.
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