Shumita Basu

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Thousands are feared dead in Iran as the regime's opposition crackdown continues.

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It's Wednesday, January 14th.

I'm Shamita Basu.

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The situation in Iran appears to be deteriorating fast as the regime attempts to suppress ongoing protests against its rule.

One human rights group puts the death toll at 2,000, a sharp rise in a matter of days.

The U.S.

has urged any American citizens still in the country to leave.

These protests have spread across every province as videos document gunfire in the streets of Tehran.

What began as anger over soaring inflation has widened into broader demands for political change and potentially the biggest test to the supreme leader since the 1979 revolution.

International news outlets are banned from reporting inside the country and an Internet blackout has cut off communications.

So it's hard for reporters to get a full picture.

Elon Musk has begun providing free Internet service using his Starlink satellites, but that's likely only helping a small percentage of the country.

One British-Iranian told the BBC she was briefly able to get through to a family member who was safe, but reported widespread casualties around them.

President Trump has urged the Iranian people to keep protesting and said that help is on its way.

Last night on CBS, he said the U.S.