freebeacon.com By Adam Kredo
The Iranian regime slaughtered upwards of 500 protesters over the weekend, marking one of the bloodiest crackdowns in the Islamic Republic’s history, as President Donald Trump weighs a range of military options that reportedly include precision strikes on regime assets and cyber warfare.
The Iranian government intensified its response to the popular uprising after cutting internet services on Thursday. The internet blackout has made tracking the number of dead difficult, but accounts from human rights organizations and international media outlets reach anywhere from 500 to 2,000 killed, a violent reaction to a protest movement that has spread to nearly every major city in all 31 Iranian provinces. Bodies are reportedly stacking up in hospitals around the country, with medical staff overwhelmed by the number of killed and injured through Sunday afternoon.
Khosro Isfahani, a senior research analyst with the National Union for Democracy in Iran, said the regime has taken to tossing bodies into the back of pickup trucks and dumping them in front of the deceased’s loved ones’ homes, a tactic meant to intimidate the Islamic Republic’s opponents and keep protesters off the streets. The government’s crackdown has thus far not quelled the uprising, Isfahani told the Washington Free Beacon…
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