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When the order finally went out, homes in the area were already ablaze.

Soon after, the shooter set the church ablaze using gasoline or another accelerant, officials said.

Speaking to a group of journalists, Pezeshkian accused foreign powers of seeking a superficial pretext to set the region ablaze, insisting that, despite previous threats, Iran would not quit the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Demonstrators retaliated by setting parliament, the prime minister's office and other government buildings ablaze.

A nationwide curfew is in place, soldiers patrol the streets, and parliament and politicians' homes have been set ablaze.