Iran protests sweep nation despite internet shutdown as state TV...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning after a call by the country´s exiled crown prince for demonstrations, despite Iran´s theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls.
37% : Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began over Iran´s ailing economy.
32% : Iranian state media broke its silence Friday over the protests, alleging "terrorist agents" of the U.S. and Israel set fires and sparked violence.

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