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Strait of Hormuz crisis: US blockade continues despite ceasefire extension with IranPresident Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran. This decision comes at Pakistan's request. The United States awaits a unified proposa...
At least 5,000 killed in Iranian unrest, official says, as judiciary hints at executionsIran reports over 5,000 deaths in recent protests, with security forces also suffering casualties. The government blames "terrorists and ar...
Iran postpones execution of protester, family and rights group sayThe apparent decision by the Iranian government to hold off came amid a growing death toll from violent clashes on the streets of the count...
Iran warns neighbours it could strike US bases if Washington intervenes in protestsThree diplomats said some personnel had been advised to leave the main U.S. air base in the region, although there were no immediate signs...
New clashes hit Iran as opposition urges protests, strikesTwelve days of protests have shaken the clerical authorities under Ayatollah Ali Khamenei already battling economic crisis after years of s...
Iran protests: 1.4 million rials to a dollar, internet blockade or Trump warning? What's fueling the anger among IraniansThousands are protesting across Iran due to a severe economic crisis. Rising prices and a crashing currency have fueled widespread demonstr...
Rights groups say at least 16 dead in Iran during week of protestsThe protests are the biggest in three years. Senior figures have struck a softer tone than in some previous bouts of unrest, at a moment of...
Iran supreme leader says will not yield as protests simmer and US threatensIran's Supreme Leader vowed not to yield to protesters, vowing to "put rioters in their place" amid a sharp rise in arrests. The unrest, sp...
Iran protests: Why thousands of merchants, shop owners and students are protesting across the countryWidespread protests have erupted across Iran, fueled by a severe economic downturn, rising prices, and a depreciating currency. Merchants, ...
Iran: Several reported killed in protests over economic hardshipsUnrest grips Iran as protests over economic hardships turn violent. Several people have been killed and injured in clashes across multiple ...
Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day warFollowing Israeli airstrikes, Iranian authorities have shifted focus from a ceasefire to internal security, initiating mass arrests and mil...
Iran reportedly executed at least 901 people in 2024: UNThe United Nations rights chief reported that Iran executed over 900 people in 2024, marking an increase from the previous year. The execut...
Iran amputates fingers of two men convicted of theft: NGOsIranian authorities amputated the fingers of two Kurdish men convicted of theft in Urmia, drawing sharp condemnation from human rights grou...
Students defy Iran protest ultimatum, unrest enters more dangerous phaseVideos from universities in some other cities also showed Basij forces opening fire at students. Across the country, security forces tried ...
Iran protests swell, as Guards chief says stay homeSecurity forces had targeted a hospital and a student dormitory overnight, a rights group said, as the protest movement that flared over Am...
Defiant Iranians rally again in protests fuelled by 'brutal' crackdownSecurity forces have struggled to contain the women-led protests that have evolved into a broader campaign to end the Islamic republic foun...
Gunmen attack major Shiite holy site in Iran, killing 15State TV blamed the attack on "takfiris," a term that refers to Sunni Muslim extremists who have targeted the country's Shiite majority in ...
Iranians keep up the heat on leaders with protests, strikesAn Iranian state coroner's report denied that Mahsa Amini had died due to blows to the head and limbs while in police custody and linked he...
50 killed in Iran as protests flare anew hours after pro-government ralliesThe street violence, which IHR says has spread to 80 towns and cities, was triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd who ha...
Iran witnesses widespread outrage, women burn hijabs to protest Mahsa Amini's death. Watch videoSeveral Iranian women have burned their hijabs to protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody last week. Iran ...