A report by Iran International, a Persian-language news channel, said that while the Iranian regime is in the midst of intensifying measures to enforce the hijab law, it is also facing a new wave of protests over chemical attacks on schoolgirls and the country’s economic woes.

WATCH | Protests erupt in Mahsa Amini’s hometown amid rise in school poisoning attacks: Reports

A mysterious phenomenon that started last year in Iran is continuing. On Saturday, at least 60 schoolgirls were poisoned in the town of Haftkel in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan, local media reports informed.

Mysterious schoolgirl poisonings continue across Iran, puzzling authorities

More than 100 people were arrested from several cities across Iran in connection with a wave of suspected poisonings of schoolgirls in the country. Among those arrested were “individuals who have had hostile motives, tried to create fear and horror among people and students, shut down schools, and created pessimism towards the Iranian government, the interior ministry said in a statement, according to state-run IRNA news agency.

Over 100 ‘arrested, investigated’ in Iran for suspected poisonings of schoolgirls

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday (March 6) addressed the reports of the suspected poisoning of schoolgirls in Tehran and called the incidents an “unforgivable” crime.

Iranian leader calls suspected poisoning of schoolgirls ‘unforgivable’, warns no amnesty for perpetrators

Hundreds of Iranian schoolgirls complained of respiratory distress in what has emerged as another episode of "mysterious poisoning" in Iran. The mysterious poisoning, suspected to be a case of a pre-mediated poisoning, has been reported in the holy city of Qom, south of Tehran.

Young girls 'poisoned' in Iran in a spate of attacks to force closure of schools