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Welcome back to the Afternoon Bulletin.

Turning now to Iran, where the street protests against the regime have entered their 11th day.

And according to human rights groups, this may be the largest day of unrest so far.

Iranian opposition groups are claiming that protesters have effectively taken control of two cities in western Iran, Abdanan and Malakshahi.

According to those reports, crowds poured into the streets celebrating and chanting, quote, a death to Khamenei, while local security forces,

were forced to retreat.

Those claims come from the National Council of Resistance of Iran and social media posts circulating among activists.

They have not been independently verified.

And of course, Iranian state media is denying that protesters seized control of these cities.

But whether or not those specific claims hold up, the unrest is becoming increasingly difficult for the regime to dismiss.

Iran is now facing nationwide protests on a scale that's not been seen in years.

Rights groups say protests have been documented in as many as 285 locations, spanning 92 cities across 27 of Iran's 31 provinces.

What began as localized demonstrations have evolved into a national movement.

and the human cost for the protesters is rising.