US says Iran may be 'contributing' to war crimes in UkraineAmid unrest, Iran's hardliners turn their anger to FranceMarches in Europe support Iran protests, assail governmentIran executes 2 more men detained amid nationwide protestsAt least four people have been executed since the demonstrations began, following internationally criticized, rapid, closed-door trials.Pope Francis referred to the Iran protests in lamenting overall that women in many parts of the world are treated as “second-class citizens.”“They are subjected to violence and abuse, and are denied the opportunity to study, work, employ their talents, and have access to health care and even to food,” he said.While Francis has appointed women to many high-ranking jobs in the Vatican, some women say they too are treated as second-class citizens in the Catholic Church since they can’t be ordained priests.Making a last-minute change to his speech, he added in the “events in recent hours in Brazil,” a reference to the thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters who stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace then trashed the nation’s highest seats of power.“I think of the various countries of the Americas where political crises are laden with tensions and forms of violence that exacerbate social conflicts.”In addition to Brazil, he cited Peru and Haiti, in saying that “there is a constant need to overcome partisan ways of thinking and to work for the promotion of the common good.”___Jon Gambrell contributed to this report from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Edith M. Lederer from the U.N."