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Iran crackdown kills 538 and counting: Protests enter deadly third week

Mass nationwide protests in Iran have entered a third week as human rights groups report at least 538 people killed amid a government crackdown, an internet blackout, and new drone surveillance that risks widening the confrontation

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538 - Reported protester deaths in Iran according to rights groups

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"But we may have to act, because of what’s happening, before the meeting" — President Donald Trump

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