MBABANE: Students at several Universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies on this scale since January's deadly crackdown by the authorities, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on Sunday.
The BBC has verified footage of demonstrators marching on the campus of the Sharif University of Technology in the capital Tehran on Saturday. They were later seen scuffling with government supporters.
“Protests were also reported at other universities in Tehran and elsewhere - with students gathering to honour thousands of those killed by authorities last month. It comes as the US builds up its military presence near Iran, with President Donald Trump has saying he is considering a limited military strike.
The US and its European allies suspect that Iran is moving towards the development of a nuclear weapon, something Iran has always denied. US and Iranian officials met in Switzerland on Tuesday and said progress had been made in talks aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear programme,” reads the BBC report in part.
But despite the reported progress, Trump said afterwards that the world would find out “over the next, probably, 10 days" whether a deal would be reached with Iran or the US would take military action.
Iran University students stage anti-Government protests for the first time since deadly crackdown by the authorities (pic: BBC).