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Newser, relaying an unnamed report, says Iran is using the war to intensify a deadly crackdown on dissent, with no place, date or casualty figures given. Separately, Iran International reports that a protest over the name of a newly created county in central Iran turned violent after security forces moved to disperse demonstrators, with gunfire, tear gas and injured protesters seen in videos sent to the outlet. The two items do not describe the same incident.
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- The Newser item says the crackdown is deadly, while the Iran International item reports injured protesters and gunfire but no deaths.
- The Newser item is about a broad, war-linked crackdown in Iran, while Iran International describes a local county-naming protest in central Iran; they do not describe the same incident.
- The Newser item is dated 2026-10-12 and the Iran International item 2026-10-13, and the Newser item gives only the country as its place.
- The Newser item cannot be traced to an identified original report, so its claims about the war-linked crackdown are unverified.
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