Iran's supreme leader said Saturday that authorities "must break the back of the seditionists", whom he accused of killing thousands during the wave of protests that were brutally repressed in the country ... .
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nationwide protests in Iran appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week after authorities shut the country off from the world and escalated a bloody crackdown that activists say killed more than 2,600 people ... .
Iran's supreme leader blamed the U.S. for the protests against his regime that resulted in a violent crackdown. Willie JamesInman has President Trump's response ... .
In a speech broadcast by state television on Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admitted the death toll in the first indication from an Iranian leader of the extent of the casualties in the wake of the December protests that led to a bloody crackdown ... .