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January 4, 2018       Share:    

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-rallies/iran-deploys-revolutionary-guards-to-quell-sedition-in-protest-hotbeds-idUSKBN1ES0FI

Iran Deploys Revolutionary Guards to Quell Protests

(Reuters) Bozorgmehr Sharafedin - Iran's Revolutionary Guards have deployed forces to three provinces to put down anti-government unrest after six days of protests that have rattled the clerical leadership and left 21 people dead. Revolutionary Guards commander Maj.-Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari said he had dispatched forces to Hamadan, Isfahan and Lorestan provinces. In Washington, a senior administration official said the U.S. aimed to collect "actionable information" that could allow it to pursue sanctions against Iranian individuals and organizations involved in the crackdown.

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