US EditionIran’s foreign minister claims ‘the situation has come under total control’ in the nationwide protests
Iran's foreign minister claims protests are fully controlled despite reports of over 500 deaths and 10,600 detentions amid an ongoing internet blackout.
- On Monday, Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, said `the situation has come under total control` after a bloody crackdown on nationwide protests in Tehran.
- The demonstrations began Dec. 28 over the Iranian rial's collapse, which trades at over 1.4 million to $1, and protests swelled in Tehran challenging Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Authorities cut internet and phone lines on Thursday, hampering outside reporting while Iranian state television aired chants `Death to America!` and Al Jazeera, Qatar-funded broadcaster, reported despite the blackout.
- Meanwhile Monday, Iran called for pro-government demonstrators to head to the streets, while police sent warning texts as U.S. President Donald Trump weighed military and cyber options.
- U.S.-Based Human Rights Activists News Agency has verified 544 deaths 15 days into the demonstrations and reported more than 10,600 detainees amid diplomatic moves.
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Trump Holds off on Military Action against Iran’s Protest Crackdown as He ‘Explores’ Tehran Messages
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has arrived at a delicate moment as he weighs whether to order a U.S. military response against the Iranian government as it continues a violent crackdown on protests that have left nearly 600 dead and led to the arrests of thousands across the country.
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