Iran
‘They do not spare bullets’: Ex-IRGC member details how regime cracks down on protests
Insaz described widespread communications outages and growing public anger at the United States, saying many Iranians feel abandoned after promises of support.
Iran mural threatens US - 'If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind'
Iranian merchants have 20 minutes of supervised internet access per day for transactions - report
Khamenei issued no mercy, 'shoot to kill' orders to quell protests across Iran - NYT
Fate of Iran's protest revolution rests on Trump and US military aid - analysis
What Trump will do if he decides to attack is far from clear, and whether he would succeed in toppling the regime is also a big question.
Iran's parliament vows to fight 'holy war' if US targets Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in strikes
This follows a similar statement made by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who stated that "Any aggression against Khamenei is tantamount to all-out war against the Iranian nation."
Iran, Turkey must forget 'dreams of empires,' Israel Katz warns at summit with Greek counterpart
Jerusalem is on high alert for a variety of imminent threat scenarios, the defense minister stressed, in a clear reference to the stand-off with Iran.
Executions in Iran soared in 2025 as regime used killings as 'tool of intimidation,' UN says
Human rights groups warned the regime stepped up executions in response to the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests, which erupted in response to the regime’s murder of Mahsa Amini.
Iranian public opinion rallies around Reza Pahlavi as leader - opinion
This support is embedded in a broader context of severe and long-term loss of legitimacy facing Iran’s incumbent theocratic regime.
UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency meeting on Iran to discuss 'alarming violence'
An Iranian official said authorities have verified at least 5,000 deaths in the protests, which are the biggest demonstrations since 2022, prompting UN rights chief Volker Turk to condemn violence.
Iran’s mullahs prove how antisemitism is a despot’s best friend - opinion
Americans and Israelis shouldn’t need haters to remind us how closely our two countries are interconnected – with aligned values, overlapping liberal-democratic ideologies, and intertwined fates.
Iran, Muslim Brotherhood may turn Sudan into an attack platform against Israel - opinion
A Sudan captured by Brotherhood doctrine and Iranian influence represents not only an African crisis but another potential platform in the expanding arc of pressure against Israel.
‘Anti-Iranian criminal’: Pahlavi targets Khamenei over deaths of demonstrators in Iran protests
"You are an anti-Iranian criminal,” the crown prince said. “You have neither honor nor humanity. Your hands are stained with the blood of tens of thousands of Iranians."
Iran's internet to return to normal by Friday, official announces
Afshin declared that "by order of the president, nationwide internet access will be restored from today to tomorrow and at the latest by the end of the week," which in Iran is on Friday.