{"id":2904,"date":"2018-01-02T22:50:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T22:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=2904"},"modified":"2018-01-02T22:50:45","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T22:50:45","slug":"iran-protests-and-death-toll-grow-as-tension-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2018\/01\/02\/iran-protests-and-death-toll-grow-as-tension-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"IRAN PROTESTS AND DEATH TOLL GROW AS TENSION RISES"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sourced : The Washington Post<\/p>\n

By Erin Cunningham<\/p>\n

Anti-government protests in Iran flared on more fronts Tuesday with clashes that left at least nine people dead, state media reported, as leaders in Tehran struggled to respond to the most serious internal crisis in nearly a decade.<\/p>\n

Six days of demonstrations \u2014 which have left at least 20 people dead \u2014 showed no signs of easing as the anger from the streets found new targets. What began as frustration over Iran\u2019s sluggish economy has broadened to include open defiance of Iran\u2019s Islamic leadership itself.<\/p>\n

There was no apparent evidence of cracks in Iran\u2019s ruling network of clerics and security networks, including the powerful Revolutionary Guard whose influence extends deep into Iran\u2019s economy and policymaking. For the moment, at least, the lack of any key defections at the top suggested Iran\u2019s regime was relatively secure.<\/p>\n

Image Sourced : Business Insider<\/p>\n

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