Supreme leader threatens escalation as protests rock Iran

Protests have rocked Iran in recent weeks, and the country’s supreme leader has threatened to escalate a crackdown on demonstrators.

Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, discusses what’s fueling the protests with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold.

It is not specified what measures the government might take beyond the supreme leader’s threat, and the material does not detail next steps.

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World, Iran, Supreme Leader, Antigovernment Protests, Erika Solomon, Katrin Bennhold