The US envoy to the UN warned on Thursday that for Washington, all options were on the table to “stop the slaughter” in Iran.
“The level of violence, the level of repression that the Iranian regime has unleashed on its own citizens, its own people, has repercussions for international peace and security," Mike Waltz told Security Council members at an emergency meeting to address Iran’s deadly crackdown on protests. "You're going to hear today that it's an internal matter – absolutely wrong and false."
At least 2,615 people have been killed since the unrest began, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency – a death toll that exceeds any previous round of protests in Iran in decades.
Many young protesters in Iran have been shot in the head, US-based doctor says 02:03
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