Iran Summons Italian Ambassador as Protest Death Toll Estimates Reach 36,500

Iran summoned Italian Ambassador Paola Amadei after Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani proposed that the EU designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.Recent intelligence and medical reports estimate that up to 36,500 people were killed during the crackdown on nationwide protests that began in December.The Iranian rial has dropped to a record low of 1.5 million per $1 while the USA deployed an aircraft carrier group to the region in response to the escalating crisis.