Iranian Students Clash With Security Forces Amid US Strike Threats

Iranian students clashed with security forces and government supporters in Tehran during rallies honoring victims of the January crackdown.Protesters at Sharif University of Technology chanted slogans against Ali Khamenei as the nation marked the end of a forty-day mourning period.Human rights organizations reported that over 7,000 people died during earlier unrest while the government claimed a significantly lower death toll.The renewed domestic instability followed an increase in USA military presence despite ongoing indirect diplomatic negotiations regarding the nuclear program.