Iran issues 'official' death toll of over 3,000
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Iran's police chief says young people who joined protests were "deceived," and if they surrender within three days, they "will be treated with leniency."
After a crackdown that killed thousands, Iran’s prosecutor general said on Wednesday that “the sedition is over now,” vowing to punish those responsible for the protests.
Trump promised Iranian protesters "help is on its way" but paused military action, sparking debate over U.S. credibility and intervention strategy in Iran.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, acknowledged Saturday that thousands of Iranians were killed during more than two weeks of unrest in the country — deaths he blamed on US President Donald Trump,
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More than 3,919 people have been killed in the Iranian protests, activists say.
After weeks of mass demonstrations, Iran is reeling from one of the deadliest government crackdowns in its history. In a rare speech on Saturday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admitted that thousands of protesters have been killed, "some in an inhuman, savage manner", but he also blamed the US for their deaths.
A complete shutdown of communications has made finding an accurate count impossible. The number may still go higher.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for supporting Iranian protesters.
As people poured onto the streets in mass protests in Iran, a video of a woman dancing and throwing her headscarf on a bonfire was shared in posts falsely claiming it showed people celebrating the end of the hijab mandate in the Islamic republic.