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Trump claims death toll from crackdown on anti-regime protests in Iran is ‘much more’ than 35,000
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump claims the death toll in Iran’s crackdown on protesters is “much more” than 35,000 after putting the number at 32,000 last week.
He says those imposing the crackdown used machine guns to mow down protesters.
Trump makes the claim in the Oval Office during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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