203 Are Dead As Iran Kills More Protesters, In The Latest Uprising

TEHRAN - 203 Protesters have been killed in the latest round of protests around the Islamic Republic, and Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as protesters defied a deadly government crackdown on January 10th.  Videos verified by the BBC and eyewitness accounts appeared to show the government ramping up its response to the protests, which have spread to more than 100 cities and towns across every province in Iran.  Medics at two hospitals have told the BBC that more than 100 bodies had been brought in over a two day period. The nationwide death toll is feared to be far higher.

The US has threatened to strike Iran over the killing of protesters. Iran's parliament speaker warned that if the US attacked, Israel along with US military and shipping centers in the region would become legitimate targets. The protests were sparked in the capital, Tehran, by soaring inflation, and are now calling for an end to the clerical rule of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.  As the protests intensify, the number of deaths and injuries recorded by human rights monitors continues to rise.