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January 11, 2026 4:01 PM

Confronting protests, Iran vows to strike back if U.S. attacks

Tehran threatened on Sunday to retaliate against Israel and U.S. military bases in the event of U.S. strikes on Iran, issuing the warning as Israeli sources said Israel was on high alert for the possibility of any U.S. intervention. With Iran's clerical establishment facing the biggest anti-government protests since 2022, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in recent days, warning Iranian leaders against using force against demonstrators. On Saturday, Trump said t...

January 10, 2026 1:51 PM

Iran faces widening protests amid internet blackout and harsh warnings from leadership

Iran’s near-total internet blackout continued on Saturday as unrest spread across the country and authorities signaled a harsher response. In his first public address since demonstrations began on 28 December, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused protesters of acting on behalf of foreign adversaries, directly blaming US President Donald Trump for what he described as externally driven unrest amid Iran’s deepening economic crisis. Khamenei vowed the Islamic Republic would not back do...

January 7, 2026 8:41 PM

Protests spread across Iran as deaths rise and government moves to contain unrest

Protests in Iran have entered their second week, spreading across Tehran, Ilam, Fasa and several other cities, as anger over economic hardship and political repression continues to build. Human rights monitors estimate that between 29 and 36 protesters have been killed so far, while more than 1,200 people have been detained. Demonstrators have targeted government buildings and symbols of authority, with some streets informally renamed “Trump Street” as an act of defiance. In an attempt to c...

January 6, 2026 9:39 AM

Iran protests deepen as judiciary orders firm action amid economic crisis and U.S. warnings

Iran is witnessing its most serious wave of unrest in three years as nationwide protests entered the tenth day on Tuesday, January sixth. Security forces have tightened their presence across major cities, even as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that he could side with demonstrators if violence escalates. The protests were triggered by the sharp collapse of the Iranian rial and surging inflation, and have spread from Tehran’s Grand Bazaar to more than two hundred and twenty locations across...