Students gathered at Al-Zahra University to mark the 40-day mourning period for thousands killed in a deadly government crackdown, chanting anti-regime slogans as fresh protests erupted across Iran. The unrest comes ahead of renewed US–Iran nuclear talks, raising tensions as security forces once again move to suppress demonstrations.
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