Live updates: At least 2,000 dead in nationwide Iran protests, activists say
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Key Points:
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry condemned threats of strikes on Iran as “categorically unacceptable” and warned such actions would have disastrous consequences for Middle East stability and global security, attributing Iran’s protests to Western sanctions and external provocateurs.
- U.S. President Donald Trump canceled talks with Iranian officials amid the protest crackdown, threatened military action, imposed 25% tariffs on countries trading with Iran, and pledged support for Iranian protesters without specifying details.
- European leaders, including Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, condemned Iran’s violent repression of protests and announced plans for additional sanctions targeting Iranian finance, energy, and transport sectors.
- The United Nations called for an immediate halt to violence against peaceful Iranian demonstrators, criticized
