World Jan 10 Protests in Iran reach 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
World Jan 09 Watch 9:00 Iranian government threatens further crackdown as protests grow Protests across Iran continued to grow despite a nationwide blackout implemented overnight. What started as street marches against crippling inflation in the autocratic state have quickly grown to become one of Iran’s largest protest movements in years. Stephanie Sy reports… By Stephanie Sy, Sonia Kopelev, Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn
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… By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
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. By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
World Jan 06 Iran Security forces clash with protesters at Grand Bazaar, at least 36 killed in demonstrations Security forces fired tear gas and dispersed demonstrators as the market shut down. The protests Tuesday come as Iran's rial currency fell to a record low. By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
Jan 04 What to know about protests over Iran's economy as nuclear tensions remain high By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A threat by U.S. President Donald Trump warning Iran that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters” the U.S. “will come to their rescue," has taken on new meaning after American troops captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a longtime ally of Tehran. Continue reading
Jan 03 Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place' as protest death toll rises to at least 10 By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that “rioters must be put in their place” after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving security forces a green light to aggressively put down the demonstrations. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 8:35 Trump threatens to intervene in Iran if regime continues to kill protesters By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn, Janine AlHadidi President Trump threatened to intervene in Iran if the regime kills peaceful protesters, which it has already done. Over the past six days, demonstrations that started in Tehran have spread throughout the country. Amna Nawaz discussed the protests and the… Continue watching
Jan 01 At least 6 reported killed during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy By Joe Gambrell, Associated Press The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran’s theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in the capital, Tehran, but expanded elsewhere. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 8:10 Azerbaijan-Armenia peace plan hinges on narrow strip of land along Iran border By Simon Ostrovsky, Katia Patin President Trump has claimed to have solved eight conflicts since he began his second term. One of those is between Azerbaijan and Armenia, rivals since the collapse of the USSR, whose leaders met with Trump in the Oval Office this… Continue watching