Thousands of people are feared dead after a crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran, as Iranians describe terrible levels of death and destruction in their first calls to family abroad in days
An Iranian security official tells news agency Reuters that the death toll could be around 2,000 people, including security personnel
One protester, Efran Sultani, will reportedly be "executed tomorrow", with a human rights group saying they "have never witnessed a case move so quickly"
Demonstrations have been ongoing for weeks - state media reports protests calmed last night, but the BBC has received footage from people who claim they continued in a number of different places
In response to the crackdown, US President Donald Trump says countries doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on trade with the US
His national security team is expected to meet later to discuss intervention options - the US president has already been briefed on a range of military and covert tools his country could use, officials tell the BBC's US partner CBS
While some people in Iran are now able to call people outside the country, an ongoing internet blackout is making it difficult to verify information from inside
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