World Jan 15 Iran protests appear increasingly smothered after internet outage and regime's crackdown The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week after authorities shut the country off from the world and escalated a bloody crackdown that activists say has killed at least 2,637 people.
World Jan 14 Iran signals it will hold fast trials and executions for protesters The comments by Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei came as activists had warned hangings of those detained could come soon.
World Jan 13 Iran protest death toll spikes to at least 2,000, activists say The number of dead, as reported by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, dwarfs that in any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
World Jan 12 Iran trade partners will face 25% tariffs from U.S., Trump says The U.S. president has repeatedly threatened Tehran with U.S. military action, if his administration found the Islamic Republic was using deadly force against antigovernment protesters.
World Jan 12 Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to at least 572 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted that "the situation has come under total control" in remarks that blamed Israel and the U.S. for the violence without offering evidence.
World Jan 11 Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say A crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran has killed at least 538 people and even more are feared dead, activists said Sunday, while Tehran warned that the U.S. military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America uses force to…
World Jan 10 Protests in Iran reach 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators Tehran escalated its threats Saturday, with the Iran’s attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, warning that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an “enemy of God,” a death-penalty charge.
World Jan 09 Iran's supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown on protesters Protesters are “ruining their own streets ... in order to please the president of the United States,” the 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said to a crowd at his compound in Tehran. “Because he said that he would come…
World Jan 08 What to know about the intensifying protests shaking Iran and putting pressure on its theocracy More than 340 protests have taken place across all of Iran’s 31 provinces, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported Thursday.
World Jan 08 Saudi Arabia alleges UAE smuggled Yemen separatist leader out of the country The UAE hasn't yet responded to the accusation. The situation further escalates tensions between the neighboring nations on the Arabian Peninsula.