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Thousands feared dead as protests engulf Iran

Thousands feared dead as protests engulf Iran

Apple News Today
Jan 14, 2026 15 min
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<p>President Trump said help is on the way to Iran as protesters face a brutal government crackdown. <a href="https://apple.news/AxqzCZI8LRYKbSt5JIiL1cg">The Atlantic</a>&rsquo;s Arash Azizi explains what might come next for the Islamic Republic.</p> <p>Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are set to meet with representatives from Greenland and Denmark in Washington. The <a href="https://apple.news/A9OgSCVsaQgGcyuXpd_e2Iw">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Max Colchester breaks down what&rsquo;s at stake for both sides.</p> <p>AI data centers have brought together a diverse set of opposition. Evan Halper of the <a href="https://apple.news/Ar7ds4rqLToiX35vcl2Fn2A">Washington Post</a> joins to discuss how the issue entered the national political conversation.</p> <p>Plus, multiple federal prosecutors <a href="https://apple.news/A5wWkMQj1SjKtbPKyN4doTQ">resigned</a> in response to the DOJ&rsquo;s investigation into the shooting of Renee Good, the Clintons <a href="https://apple.news/APmTpkg9WS6-6JheiMKsqOg">refused to testify</a> in the Epstein inquiry, and the uniquely American accent that&rsquo;s <a href="https://apple.news/AovlTatURTjSRd9AEPE4YLw">disappearing</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

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