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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has acknowledged that “several thousand people” were killed during this month’s anti-government demonstrations. In his first public admission of the deadly impact of the unrest, Khamenei revealed the high death toll amid ongoing violence. The security forces have been aggressively cracking down on protesters, with human rights groups reporting an even higher number of casualties. The Supreme Leader’s statement comes after weeks of silence regarding the violence, intensifying scrutiny on the Iranian government’s response to the nationwide protests.
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