• At least 78 protesters have been killed and more than 2,600 arrested during two weeks of anti-government protests that have rocked Iran, according to a US-based human rights group. The demonstrations have spread to more than 180 cities across all of Iran’s provinces, in a wave of nationwide unrest triggered by crippling economic conditions.
• Protesters have described enormous crowds and feelings of hope, but also brutal violence and “bodies piled up on each other” in a hospital. A doctor told CNN that hospitals are “extremely chaotic” and patients are terrified to be identified amid the crackdown by authorities.
• An internet blackout imposed by officials is also ongoing, according to a watchdog, but one Tehran resident told CNN it has failed to quell protests.
• US President Donald Trump has said the US is ready to help the Iranian people — without spelling out what that help might look like — posting a message in solidarity with those standing up to the Iranian regime. Earlier, he threatened to attack Iran if security forces respond violently to protests, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US supports the country’s people. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed the US for inciting protests.
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