At least 20 people were killed and many others injured when some protests turned violent. Tehran blames' saboteurs' for the deaths of the Iranian protesters.

当抗议者转为暴力行动时，至少20人丧生，多人受伤。德黑兰为伊朗抗议者的死亡向“破坏者”进行了谴责。

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Meanwhile,the Iranian regime has been cracking down on anti-government protests that erupted after June's disputed presidential election and flared anew last month.

VOA: standard.2010.01.04

Iranian officials have described Britain as the most treacherous power and railed against what they claim to be British instigation of protests over last month's disputed presidential election.

VOA: standard.2009.07.02

Iranian police indicated that they had arrested 170 people following widespread street protests and clashes, Saturday that were sparked by the announcement that popular reformist candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi had lost the election.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

The Iranian regime now appears convinced it will be able to "go nuclear" with impunity despite the protests of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the likely paralysis of the UN Security Council and the difficulty of Israeli or American preemptive strikes against its nuclear facilities.

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