Iran Protest News Live: Protesters participate in a demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government. (AP Photo)

Iran Protest News Today Live Updates: US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had imposed a 25% tariff on goods from countries with commercial ties to Iran, a move that could put pressure on Tehran as anti-government protests enter a third week. Trump said on social media that the tariff was “effective immediately”, without offering details of what constituted “doing business” with Iran. Earlier, US President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday the death toll in the nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 572.

Deaths and arrests: At least 572 people have been killed since the protests began, activists said on Sunday. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said more than 10,600 people have been arrested over the past two weeks. Of those killed, 524 were protesters and 48 were members of the security forces, the group said. AP said the figures could not be independently verified.

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