Top legal official says rallies by disgruntled workers are 'illegal' as weekend protests held in Tehran and other cities over reneging on earlier promise by now-President Raisi

Demonstrators decry 'hypocrisy of the government and parliament,' threaten to 'shut down the justice system'

Some demonstrators hit with batons, birdshot during a protest in a dry river bed; mobile internet services in area reported cut

Hundreds said to gather in Isfahan; separately, pipeline that transfers water to other provinces reported to be damaged

Tehran claims to seize guns, grenades, ammunition to be used by Israeli spies to carry out 'urban riots and assassinations' during demonstrations over water shortage

Videos show dozens marching down major street in Iranian capital amid days of deadly demonstrations in Khuzestan over water shortage

Supreme leader says he understands frustrations amid severe shortages, but advises they be wary of 'enemy pretexts'; Tehran accused of using excessive force to quell demonstrations

Amnesty International says at least 8 dead, including teenage boy, as authorities use live fire against demonstrators

Watchdog says blackout only affecting access to web on cell phones so far, though move 'consistent with a regional internet shutdown intended to control protests'

Khuzestan governor says 'opportunists and rioters' shot protestor; province is main oil-producing region; has large Sunni Arab minority which complains of marginalization