Iran protests break out across the country amid skyrocketing food prices

Protests broke out in Iran Thursday after the government cut subsidies for food, sending prices through the roof as authorities brace for more unrest in the following weeks. 

In videos shared on social media, protesters can be seen marching through Dezful and Mahshahr in the southwestern province of Khezestan, chanting “Death to Khamenei! Death to Raisi!” referring to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has promised to create jobs, lift sanctions, and rescue the economy.

But talks to revive Iran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers has remained deadlocked. Iranian families have seen their purchasing power rapidly diminish.

Iranian state media has not publicly addressed the protests, but they have been covered by the National Council of…