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Anti-government protests in Iran have entered a 13-day as the country faces economic turmoil.
It is a nationwide movement that has now swept through all 31 provinces.
The death toll in Iran may be in the thousands, higher than previously feared.
And while it's not the first time Iran's regime has faced massive demonstrations,
this time feels different.
What was unique about it, I think,
is that the sheer desperation of the population brought all segments of the society together.
Aliveyes is the Iran Project Director for the International Crisis Group,
an independent policy research organization that tracks conflicts around the world.
And he says these protests in Iran are widespread.
Rich and poor, old and young, secular and pious.
And also it's spread geographically in places that we had not seen protests before.
Some of the regime's strongholds, including rural areas.
And then again, it's quickly spread to bigger cities.
What also sets these demonstrations apart is the kind of support they're getting from a sitting U.S.
president.