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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Happening now, a meeting between two of the most dangerous u. S. Adversaries may be in the works. Well tell you hat the u. S. Is saying about kim jonguns efforts to engage with Vladimir Putin. Also tonight, Burning Man Festival Goers finally get the green light to go home after a rare downpour in the desert left them trapped for days. House speaker Kevin Mccarthy is getting heat from gop hardliners as Congress Prepares to return to work and the nation once again faces a possible Government Shutdown. Welcome to all of our viewers around the United States. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im jim acosta. This is a Special Edition of the situation room. We begin with news of a potential bilateral meeting between two of washingtons biggest rivals. The news that North Koreian leader kim jongun may be facetoface with president Vladimir Putin in what would be a rare foreign visit. National security correspondent kylie atwood is covering the story for us. What kind of signal would this meeting send .