Iranian students protest for second day at some universities


A sign with a depiction of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is reflected in a shop window in Tehran, Iran, February 19, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

DUBAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - ⁠Students held protests which led to clashes at ⁠several Iranian universities for a second day on ‌Sunday, according to local news agencies and social media posts, with Iran facing a U.S. military buildup as it seeks to reach a ​nuclear deal with Washington.

The fresh unrest ⁠follows anti-government demonstrations last ⁠month in which thousands of people were killed in ⁠the ‌worst domestic unrest since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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