Nationwide protests in Iran are putting new pressure on its theocracy as the country faces an economic crisis.

Iran has faced intense nationwide protests for two weeks, marking the largest challenge to the country's ruling regime in years — and drawing vows from President Trump to intervene on the protesters' behalf if they face a violent crackdown.

Demonstrations that began as outrage over the economy are facing a brutal crackdown as President Trump weighs military action.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Youseph Yazdi, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, about his recent visit to Iran, where thousands have been killed in anti-government protests.

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Protests fueled by crippling economic conditions have swept across Iran’s provinces in recent days, as authorities revert to their tested playbook of cracking down without offering viable solutions to grievances driving public anger.