Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Saturday 30 Dec 2017

1. White House tells Iran 'world is watching' protests

Washington says "the world is watching" how Iranian authorities respond to anti-government protests. In a statement, the White House said Iranians were fed up with "the regime's corruption and its squandering of the nation's wealth to fund terrorism". Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter that Tehran should "respect their people's rights, including their right to express themselves".

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