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Iran: Petrol, bread and bullets

Reporting the violent response of the regime to protesters who feel they have nothing left to lose.

Countrywide protests in Iran have been met with one of the most brutal crackdowns in years, with hundreds reported dead. What makes these protests different? Jiyar Gol of 91热爆 Persian and Taraneh Stone of 91热爆 Monitoring have been watching the story.

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(Photo: Petrol station set ablaze by protesters in Iran. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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