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.

 People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is shown at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, US, August 11, 2025

Iran mural threatens US - 'If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind'

A man walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, January 24, 2026.

Iranian merchants have 20 minutes of supervised internet access per day for transactions - report

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026.

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.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters, on his return from Detroit, Michigan, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, January 13, 2026.

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."

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appears among his supporters following the Israel-Iran war in June 2025; illustrative.

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.

Defense Minister Israel Katz and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias inspect the honour guard, prior to their meeting in Athens Greece, January 20, 2026

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.

A woman is holding a sign with the portrait of a man condemned to death by hanging and the slogan No to Execution in Paris in France on January 18, 2026

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.

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

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.

Naz Gharai, from Tehran, is covered in red paint as protesters call on the United Nations to take action against the treatment of women in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police, during a demonstration near UN headquarters in New York City on November 19

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.

A protester holds a sign with an image depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, in London, Britain, January 18, 2026.

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.

: A general view shows large plume of smoke and fire rising from fuel depot after what military sources told Reuters is a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone attack in Port Sudan targetting fuel storage facilities in Port Sudan, Sudan May 5, 2025.

‘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."

Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran's ousted former Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, speaks during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on January 16, 2026.

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.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on, in a televised message following the Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025.