Photo: MANDEL NGAN / AFP
By Stuart Williams for AFP
US President Donald Trump says Iran's leadership called him, seeking "to negotiate", after he repeatedly threatened to intervene militarily, if Tehran killed protesters.
For two weeks, Iran has been rocked by a protest movement that has swelled, despite a crackdown rights groups warn has become a "massacre".
Initially sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, the demonstrations have evolved into a serious challenge of the theocratic system in place since the 1979 revolution.
Information has continued to trickle out of Iran, despite a days-long internet shutdown, with videos filtering out of capital Tehran and other cities over t
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