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Iran protests escalate as regime crackdown leaves 500 dead

Season 2026 Episode 12 | 5m 38s

Protests in Iran continue to grow and security forces are now estimated to have killed at least 500 protesters. In addition to renewed military threats from President Trump, he said countries doing business with Iran will face tariffs. Nick Schifrin reports on the latest. A warning: some images in this story may disturb viewers.

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