Toll in Iran's protest crackdown reaches at least 5,002 dead
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A complete shutdown of communications has made finding an accurate count impossible. The number may still go higher.
This comes after Tehran’s crackdown on protesters and as a U.S. aircraft carrier group moves toward the Middle East.
After the bloodiest unrest in decades, many Iranians and foreign diplomats see one institution tightening its grip on the state: the Revolutionary Guards, a force that now looms larger than clerics or politicians.
After a crackdown that killed thousands, Iran’s prosecutor general said on Wednesday that “the sedition is over now,” vowing to punish those responsible for the protests.
Iran protests enter day twenty-four with 4,519 confirmed deaths as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei backs security forces amid nationwide demonstrations.
Authorities are confiscating assets of people backing protesters to pay for damages incurred during the unrest.
Iranian universities have long been places of reform and political imagination – as well as targets of censorship and repression.
Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst has the latest on tensions between Iran and the U.S. on 'The Story.'