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More Protests in the Streets of Iran
This weekend's deadly violence may have reduced the size of demonstrations on the streets of Tehran, but significant numbers did turn out today to face tear gas and police batons. We hear the latest and assess international relations in the Middle East and the West, including the US. Also, US air strikes in Afghanistan will be restricted.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThis weekend's deadly violence may have reduced the size of demonstrations on the streets of Tehran, but significant numbers did turn out today to face tear gas and police batons. We hear the latest and assess international relations in the Middle East and the West, including the US. Also, airstrikes have killed so many civilians in Afghanistan they're now banned except when US forces are about to be overrun.
Banner image: A supporter of Iranian Presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi holds pictured depicting injured protesters of Tehran during a protest against the election results in Iran on June 21, near the Iranian consulate in Istanbul. Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
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2 storiesProtests Smaller but Still Alive in Iran
It appears that at least 20 demonstrators were killed Saturday on the streets of Iran in clashes with police and militias in civilian clothes. After a quieter Sunday, protesters in Tehran faced police and militia again today.
Read the story43 minUS Pulls Back on the Use of Air Strikes in Afghanistan
The US has used airstrikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan, but the cost may be higher than any benefit received in combat. General Stanley McChrystal said last week that "air power contains the seeds of our own destruction if we do not use it responsibly," adding, "we can lose this fight."
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