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February 2, 2026 6:50 PM

Iran weighs terms for resuming talks with U.S. amid rising tensions

Iran is weighing the terms for resuming talks with the United States, a foreign ministry official said on Monday, after both sides signalled readiness to revive diplomacy over a long-running nuclear dispute amid fears of wider regional conflict. Tensions remain high following a U.S. naval buildup near Iran after a violent crackdown on anti-government protests last month, described as the deadliest domestic unrest since the 1979 revolution. U.S. President Donald Trump, who stopped short of inter...

January 23, 2026 3:33 PM

UN rights body holds emergency session on Iran’s protest crackdown

The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Friday to discuss the "alarming violence" used in Iran against protesters, while a group of states will call on United Nations' investigators to document alleged abuses for future trials. Rights groups say thousands, including bystanders, were killed during the unrest, which represented the biggest challenge to Iran's clerical government since 2022. At least 50 countries backed the call for a special session of the U.N. Human Righ...

January 18, 2026 2:38 PM

Iran’s leader Khamenei accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed President Donald Trump for weeks of demonstrations that rights groups said have led to more than 3,000 deaths. "We consider the U.S. president criminal for the casualties, damages and slander he inflicted on the Iranian nation," Khamenei said, according to Iranian state media. The protests erupted on December 28 over economic hardship and swelled into widespread demonstrations calling for the end of clerical rule in the Islamic Re...

January 15, 2026 9:53 AM

Iran warns of retaliation if Trump strikes, US withdraws some personnel from bases

The United States is withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, after a senior Iranian official said Tehran had warned neighbours it would hit American bases if Washington strikes. With Iran's leadership trying to quell the worst domestic unrest the Islamic Republic has ever faced, Tehran is seeking to deter U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated threats to intervene on behalf of anti-government protesters. The U.N. Security Council is due to m...

January 14, 2026 10:16 AM

Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, saying ‘help is on its way’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iranians to keep protesting and remember the names of those abusing them, saying help is on the way, as Iran's clerical establishment pressed its crackdown against the biggest demonstrations in years. Iran in turn accused Trump of encouraging political destabilization and inciting violence. "Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!... HELP IS ON ITS WAY," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, without saying what that help m...

January 13, 2026 8:28 PM

Gory tales emerge from Iran as international calls resume amid weeks-long turmoil

More than 646 protesters have been killed and nearly 10,700 people arrested as anti-government demonstrations enter their third week in Iran, according to a US-based rights group. Witnesses who managed to make international phone calls after weeks of communication blackouts described scenes of devastation, with several banks and government offices burned during the unrest. The internet shutdown, now in its fourth day, has severely disrupted banking operations, leaving financial institutions stru...

January 12, 2026 1:08 PM

Iran warns of retaliation as protests intensify

Iran has warned it will retaliate against any US military action as nationwide protests continue, with hundreds reported killed. The warning follows signals from Washington of possible intervention over the use of lethal force against demonstrators. US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iranian leaders had contacted him and were seeking negotiations. Iran’s parliament speaker said any American attack would make US military facilities, shipping centres in the region and Israel legitima...

January 12, 2026 12:56 PM

Nationwide Protests in Iran Enter Third Week Amid Escalating Violence and Internet Blackout

Mass anti-government protests sweeping across Iran have continued into their third week, marking the largest challenge to the Islamic Republic's authority since the 2022-2023 Mahsa Amini uprising. What began as demonstrations over a severe economic crisis, fueled by soaring inflation and the collapse of the rial currency. has evolved into widespread calls for regime change, with protesters chanting slogans against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and expressing support for a return to monar...

January 12, 2026 12:18 PM

Trump says weighing tough response to Iran crackdown, says Tehran called to negotiate

President Donald Trump said the U.S. may meet Iranian officials and was in contact with the opposition, as he weighed a range of strong responses including military options to escalating unrest posing one of the biggest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution Trump said Iran called to negotiate its nuclear programme, which Israel and the U.S. bombed in a 12-day war in June. Trump has warned Iran's leaders that the United States would attack if security forces open fire on ...

January 12, 2026 10:01 AM

Trump says he will talk to Musk about restoring internet in Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he plans to speak with billionaire Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran, where authorities have blacked out services for four days amid ongoing anti-government protests. "He's very good at that kind of thing, he's got a very good company," Trump told reporters in response to a question about whether he would engage with Musk's SpaceX company, which offers a satellite internet service called Starlink that has been used in Iran. Musk and SpaceX di...