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I'm James Menendez.
And we're going to begin once again today in Iran,
and more specifically what President Trump intends to do in the wake of the Iranian government's harsh response to the biggest protests against it for years.
An estimated 2,500 people have been killed by the security forces while out on the streets.
Nearly 20,000 have been arrested, some facing the threat of execution.
Well, Mr.
Trump promised to take, quote, very strong action against Iran.
Some US troops were pulled out of their air base in Qatar in anticipation of military action.