00:00These images, released on Saturday and shared on social media,
00:03show Iranian students demonstrating at a university in Tehran.
00:07Local news agencies and posts on social media report protests at several universities.
00:14There were also reports of some clashes with pro-government groups.
00:18The demonstrations took place at the start of a new semester
00:21and coincided with ceremonies to mourn those killed by security forces
00:25during last month's anti-government demonstrations.
00:28The protests take place amid a major military build-up in the Middle East
00:32by the U.S. President Donald Trump.
00:34He is piling up pressure on Tehran to agree a deal to curb its nuclear program.
00:40I would think there would be enough time, 10, 15 days, pretty much maximum.
00:45The Iranian president, Masoud Pazashkian, addressing Iran's Paralympians on Saturday,
00:50said his country would not give in to bullying.
00:55We will not bow down in the face of any of these difficulties.
01:02World powers are lining up with cowardice to force us to bow our heads.
01:09Just as you did not bow down in the face of difficulties,
01:13we will not bow down in the face of these problems.
01:18Tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington.
01:21Indirect talks earlier this week ended with no sign of compromise.
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