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IRAN BLOODBATH: Regime Intensifies Fast Trials and Executions

Reports from Iran show a brutal escalation as security forces carry out fast trials, mass executions, and a crackdown that human rights groups say has left thousands dead, drawing global condemnation and sparking calls for urgent action.

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12,000 - Estimated number of Iranians killed in recent protest crackdown according to reports

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"This time, the bullet won't miss" — Iranian state television

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