Protests persist at Iranian colleges and raise tensions as US military threat looms

It has been seven weeks since the Iranian government used brute force to extinguish huge nationwide protests. Anti-government demonstrations were held on at least 10 campuses in the past week, according to an exiled Iranian activist who tracks the country's student movement, four students who witnessed protests, and social media videos verified by The Associated Press. The students, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation, all spoke of rising anger on their campuses toward Iran's leaders, and of confusion about the direction their country was headed.