Iran threatens its foes

THE United States military and Israel would be "legitimate targets" if America strikes Iran, as threatened by US President Donald Trump, over the ongoing protests across the country, the Islamic Republic's parliament speaker has warned.

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Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made the threat after nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country's capital, Tehran, and its second-largest city, Mashhad.

Yesterday's events mean the protest have passed the two-week mark as violence surrounding the demonstrations has killed at least 203 people, activists said, with fears the death toll is far higher.

With the internet unavailable in Iran and telephone lines cut off, assessing the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult, but the death toll in the protests has grown, while around 2,600 people have been detained, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.