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Iran’s chief justice says there will be no leniency for rioters as protests over the country’s worsening economic conditions continue into a second week.

One unverified source claims at least 36 people have been killed and 2,000 arrested during demonstrations in Tehran and other major Iranian cities.

Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’I is accusing the US and Israel of inciting unrest in the country after US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support for Iranian protesters.

Exiled Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi is urging security forces to back the protesters rather than the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

ABC Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran says the ongoing unrest is the most ‘perilous situation’ the Iranian government has faced in years.