Live: At least 2,000 dead in nationwide Iran protests as Trump says help is on its way

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Iran Protests Live Updates: The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran surged to at least 2,000 on Wednesday as Iranians were able to make phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities cut communications during a sweeping crackdown. The protests, which began more than two weeks ago over the country’s struggling economy, have since broadened into direct opposition to the ruling theocracy, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iranian state television issued its first indirect acknowledgement of the scale of the deaths, saying the country had suffered a lot of martyrs. While US President Donald Trump urged Iranians to keep protesting, saying help was on the way. Stay tuned to indiatoday.in for all the latest updates.

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