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Iran's supreme leader derided demonstrators as "vandals" and mocked President Donald Trump's promise to intervene if protesters were killed.
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Security forces have repeatedly responded with violence, including killing protesters, according to rights groups.
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Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning, despite Iran's theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls.
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Protests have rocked Iran in recent weeks, and the country's supreme leader has threatened to escalate a crackdown on demonstrators. Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, discusses what's fueling the protests with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold.
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