The semi-official Mehr news agency said on Sunday eight members of the Basij, a militia under the umbrella of the Revolutionary Guards, were among the dead.
The Iranian human rights group Hengaw posted a video on Twitter purportedly showing protests late on Sunday in Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan province, with chants of "Death to Khamenei".Activist Twitter account 1500tasvir posted videos it said showed protests on Sunday in western and eastern districts of Tehran.Iranian television showed thousands of people rallying in Tehran on Sunday in support of authorities and chanting slogans against the United States and opposition groups they accused of insulting the Koran.Bahrain's gross domestic product grew 6.9% year on year in the second quarter of 2022, posting the biggest annual increase since 2011, Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa said on Twitter on Sunday.