hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. there s been a new wave of deadly clashes in iran today , with security forces firing on protestors. there have been a number of confirmed injuries, it s not known how many have been killed. activists say dozens of people were fired upon after emerging from friday prayers in the southern city of zahedan, the capital of the sistan baluchistan province, bordering pakistan. automatic gunfire is clearly audible in footage seen and verified by the bbc. there d been a build up of security forces earlier in the day. today s protests in zahedan follow a similar crackdown in the same city nearly a month ago, during protests against the death of mahsa amini. i m joined now by shayan from bbc monitoring, who has been following the footage from iran for us. tell us what has been happening in iran today. figs tell us what has been happening in iran toda . , ,, tell us what has been happening in iranto
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