Iran’s state media say dozens of members of the security forces have been killed during protests against an economic crisis as the parliament speaker warns the United States and Israel of retaliatory strikes if Washington attacks the country.State television said on Sunday that 30 members of the police and security forces were killed in Isfahan province while the commander of the Law Enforcement Command Special Units said eight security forces members were killed on Thursday and Friday during operations to quell riots in various cities. The semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday that 109 security personnel had been killed in the protests across the country.The Iranian Red Crescent, meanwhile, said a staff member died during an attack on one of its relief buildings in Gorgan, the capital of Golestan province.The casualty figures were reported as Iranian authorities step up efforts to quell the country’s largest protests in years, which have seen thousands of people take to the streets in anger over the soaring cost of living and inflation.The Ministry of Interior said the “riots” are gradually subsiding while the attorney general has warned that those involved in the unrest could face the death penalty.Trump threatsSpeaking in parliament on Sunday after threats of military strikes by US President Donald Trump if Iranian authorities kill protesters, Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned the US against “a miscalculation”.“Let us be clear: In the case of an attack on Iran, the occupied terri …
