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Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 6,159 people and many others are still feared dead, activists said Tuesday.
The updated death toll came as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East to lead any American military response to the crisis.
Iran's currency, the rial, meanwhile fell to a record low of 1.5 million to $1.
The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and guided missile destroyers accompanying it provide the U.S. the ability to strike Iran, particularly as Gulf Arab states have signaled they want to stay out of any attack despite hosting American military personnel.
Two Ir
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