Name: 2,000 killed in Iran unrest, official says | REUTERS
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About 2,000 people, including security personnel, have been killed in protests in Iran.

That's according to an Iranian official on Tuesday.

It's the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest.

The official, speaking to Reuters, said that people he called terrorists were behind the deaths of both protesters and security personnel.

The official, who declined to be named, did not give a breakdown of who had been killed.

We are horrified by the mounting violence directed by security forces and protesters across Iran.

A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday accused Tehran of responding to protests with brutal repression.

The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop.

The labeling of protesters as terrorists to justify violence against them is unacceptable.

The unrest, sparked by dire economic conditions, has posed the biggest internal challenge to Iran's clerical rulers.

The government has tried to balance its response, signaling a desire to meet what it calls demonstrators legitimate economic complaints while promising to confront those it calls rioters.

Foreign Minister Abbas Arakji on Tuesday said law enforcement had complete control of the situation and blamed the US And Israel for fomenting the violence.

Iraqchi claimed deaths over the weekend were a continuation of a 12 day war last year where Israel and Iran traded airstrikes and US jets bombed Iranian nuclear sites.

On Monday evening, US President Donald Trump announced 25% import tariffs on products from any country doing business with Iran, a major oil exporter.

Trump has said more military action is among options he is weighing to punish Iran over the crackdown.

If they start killing people like they have in the past, I think they're going to get hit very hard by the United States, An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday said communication lines with the U remained open.