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The US “stands ready to help” Iranian protesters, Donald Trump has said, as the number of people killed in demonstrations across Iran has risen to more than 100, activists have said.

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In a serious challenge to Iran’s authoritarian government, angry protests have spread from the markets and universities of major cities to the impoverished towns in the hinterland.

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