<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">In Iran, students clashed with security forces at universities across the country yesterday.  According to media reports, security forces fired tear gas at protesting students.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Yesterday's violence came as nationwide protests gripped the country despite warnings from security agencies to stop the street protests. </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">University campuses have emerged as central hotbeds of opposition, playing a central role in the protest movement.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The Local Media reported that more than 14,000 people including 253 students have been arrested so far.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></p>