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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

‘Death to the dictator’: Iranian students hold protests for third day

Video grab of crowd of people dressed in black waving flags
Students at the Al Zahra University. Media coverage of the protests has been kept to a minimum as the authorities banned students who were identified in photographs from campus. Photograph: UGC/AFP/Getty Images

Students at universities in Iran have held a third consecutive day of protests just over a month after the violent suppression by security services of mass street demonstrations left thousands dead.

The protests came amid tensions between Iran and the US. Washington has built up military forces and pressure in the Middle East as it negotiates with Tehran – with the next round in Geneva on Thursday. Donald Trump has warned “really bad things will happen” if there is no deal.

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