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Behind the curtain of an internet blackout, the Islamic Republic\u2019s security forces have killed at least 180 unarmed protesters.\xa0\n\nNatalie Kitroeff speaks to Farnaz Fassihi about Iran\u2019s deadliest political unrest in decades and why the United States wanted that unrest \u2014 and has helped fuel it.\xa0\n\nGuest: Farnaz Fassihi, a reporter covering Iran for The New York Times, in conversation with Natalie Kitroeff. For more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\xa0\n\nBackground reading:How a peaceful protest over fuel prices quickly evolved into nationwide demonstrations against the Islamic Republic and its leaders, unrest which scores of people would not survive.After the United States condemned the extrajudicial killings, Iran pointed to the rebuke as evidence that the demonstrations were backed by Western enemies.