Iran protests: 5,000 dead as judiciary hint at executions
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Widespread protests in Iran, sparked by economic hardship in late December and evolving into calls for the end of clerical rule, have resulted in at least 5,000 deaths, including 500 security personnel. An Iranian official attributed the deaths to "terrorists and armed rioters." While executions were seemingly called off after threats of intervention from US President Trump, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed punishment for "criminals." The Iranian judiciary has indicated that executions may still proceed under the Islamic legal term "Mohareb," which is punishable by death. The protests represent the deadliest unrest in Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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