US President Donald Trump yesterday urged Iranians to continue nationwide protests, promising that help “was on its way,” as the death toll from more than two weeks of violence crossed 2,000.

The demonstrations moved from protesting economic grievances to demanding a wholesale change from the clerical system that has ruled Iran since the 1979 revolution that ousted the shah.

The government's call for rallies in support of the Islamic republic drew thousands

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran is keeping communications open with the US.

"Any attack on either nation would be treated as an act of aggression against both," pledged the countries

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However, Trump added that 'we may have to act before a meeting.'

Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said yesterday, as Tehran threatened to target US military bases if President Donald Trump carries out threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told parliament in comments broadcast by state TV, apparently also referring to Israel

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The demonstrations sparked by severe economic pressures have swelled and turned to ousting the clerical authorities.

Rights groups expressed alarm on Saturday that Iranian authorities were intensifying a deadly crackdown under cover of an internet blackout, after another night of mass protests in the biggest demonstrations to face the Islamic republic in years.

Rights groups yesterday expressed alarm that Iranian authorities were intensifying a deadly crackdown under cover of an internet blackout on the biggest demonstrations in the Islamic republic in over three years after another night of mass protests.

Says internet freedom monitor Netblocks

A US State Department spokesperson said

Protests have taken place across Iran for 13 days

Iran was largely cut off from the outside world yesterday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb growing unrest, as video showed buildings and vehicles ablaze in anti-government protests raging through the streets of several cities.

Protests over economic hardships continues around the country

"Now been offline for 12 hours," says Internet monitor Netblocks