Death Toll in Iran Protests Climbs as Rouhani Calls for Calm

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Death Toll in Iran Protests Climbs as Rouhani Calls for Calm

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Death Toll in Iran Protests Climbs as Rouhani Calls for Calm

Rouhani defends Iranian people’s right to non-violent protest/ Demonstrators gather to protest in Tehran on Dec. 30. Photographer: Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images/ The death toll in a wave of protests that have agitated Iran over the past five days climbed, as security forces clashed with demonstrators rallying in a rare show of displeasure with the country’s leaders./ As many as a dozen people may have died. Local officials told the semi-official Mehr News and Iranian Labor News Agency that four people were killed Sunday night, ...

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