Iran protests escalate as regime crackdown leaves more than 500 dead
Iran protests escalate as regime crackdown leaves more than 500 dead  
Podcast: PBS News Hour - Segments
Published On: Mon Jan 12 2026
Description: Protests in Iran continue to grow and security forces are now estimated to have killed at least 500 protesters. In addition to renewed military threats from President Trump, he said countries doing business with Iran will face tariffs. Nick Schifrin reports on the latest. A warning: some images in this story may disturb viewers. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy