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Iran’s police chief said calm returned across the country after days of unrest, describing Thursday night as “the calmest night since the unrest began,” and dismissing renewed calls for protests from outside Iran, Press TV reported. Brig. Gen. Ahmadreza Radan said “no gatherings were reported nationwide despite calls for riots Thursday night,” adding that “calm was restored after a week of unrest” overnight. “By God’s grace and with the conscious presence of the people, the last nail was driven into the coffin of terrorism,” Radan said. Authorities say “initial protests over economic conditions escalated into violent riots involving attacks on public property and security forces.” READ: Putin urges diplomatic push on Iran, Middle East in call with Israeli Prime Minister Iranian […]
