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Security forces have used tear gas and fire to disperse protesters.
Violent protests in Iran have entered their 12th day.
The government of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, already facing an economic crisis, is trying to suppress demonstrations that have spread across the country.
In response to the ongoing demonstrations, Iranian authorities have intensified their repression, using tear gas and fire to disperse protesters.
Footage showing a car ramming security forces in Mashhad, Iran. pic.twitter.com/Dvt85lv39j
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Meanwhile, the regime in Iran is said to have shut down the internet, according to data on the Netblocks platform.
According to human rights organizations, the demonstrations are the result of a collapsing economy, as the value of the Iranian currency, the rial, has fallen to historic lows.
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Tehran, while in the city of Mashhad, Iran's second most populous, a protester rammed his car into members of the security forces, causing riots.
The movement, which began in response to the economic lockdown and currency collapse, has spread across the country, with large demonstrations taking place every day.
The Iranian government, which is struggling to cope with pressure from years of sanctions and the turmoil of war with Israel and the US in June, has accused the protesters of being "terrorists", with the head of the judiciary saying there will be "no tolerance" for those arrested.
In a particularly violent development, an Iranian policeman was stabbed to death in western Tehran on Wednesday while trying to quell riots, according to the Fars news agency.
Kurdish opposition parties based in Iraq, including the Komala party, which is illegal in Iran, have called for a general strike on January 8 in Kurdish-populated areas of western Iran, where protests have been particularly intense.
45 protesters, including eight minors, have been killed since the protests began in Iran in late December, according to a new report published today by the Norway-based non-governmental organization Iran Human Rights (IHR).
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