Vidoes shared on social media late Saturday night appeared to show Iranian forces opening fire on protesters in the Arab-majority city, in the oil-rich southwestern Khuzestan region. The reporters shooting comes after several days of unrest centered in Tehran where thousands have protested the country’s economic woes, including the collapse of the Iranian rial following the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal.
The Saudi-based al Arabiya news outlet reported four people had been killed in Khorramshahr Saturday. There was no confirmation of the death toll. The BBC’s Persian service reported one person had been killed, citing eyewitnesses. WATCH