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...
14 Jan, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
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...
09 Jan, 2026, 07.01 PM IST
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...
09 Jan, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
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...
05 Jan, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
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...
03 Jan, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
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, ...
02 Jan, 2026, 09.27 AM IST
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 ...
02 Jan, 2026, 08.17 AM IST
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...
27 Jun, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
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...
07 Jan, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
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...
30 Oct, 2024, 07.52 PM IST
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 ...
30 Oct, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
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...
29 Oct, 2022, 09.19 PM IST
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...
28 Oct, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
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 ...
27 Oct, 2022, 07.30 AM IST
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...
08 Oct, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
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...
24 Sep, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
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 ...
21 Sep, 2022, 10.11 PM IST