Iran says it has hanged a man who spied for Israel and is ready for a new military confrontation as it struggles to tamp down domestic unrest.

At least 29 protesters have been killed and more than 1,200 people have been detained in nine days of anti-government protests in Iran, according to activits.

U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials have exchanged dueling threats as widening economic protests sweep across parts of the Islamic Republic.

Unrest in Iran triggered by economic grievances has transformed into antiestablishment protests. Activists in Iran tell RFE/RL that the world should support the protests and that the Islamic republic has got to go,

Amid the widespread protests, which has reached over 250 locations in Iran, several media reports have claimed that the US might be planning an intervention.

Iranians from all walks of life are no strangers to protests or strikes over political, economic and other grievances.

Rights groups accuse security forces of killing protesters and storming a hospital in the province of Ilam. State media claimed that some protesters were armed.

The protesters could be heard chanting “Long Live the Shah" and seen waving the Iranian flag, the Imperial Standards of Iran flag, and the British flag.

Cybersecurity company Cloudflare shows an average 35 percent lower traffic volume in Iran compared with previous days.