As massive protests continue to take over the streets of Iran amid US President Donald Trump’s threats, visuals of women lighting cigarettes using burnt photographs of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have gone viral on social media. The protests have turned violent as the death toll has increased, while authorities have shut down the internet…
Internet shut, crackdown on protesters, and mounting death toll have led to a massive escalation in Iran protests that started on December 28 with a shutdown in Tehran Bazaar and have now snowballed into a full-blown nation-wide movement against falling economy. Screengrab of video showing massive rally in Tehran (X/@BahmanKalbasi) Track updates on Iran unrest…
At least seven people have been killed in clashes between security forces and protesters as fresh protests have continued to rock Iran since Sunday. The protests began in the capital, Tehran, and later spread after students from at least ten universities joined the demonstrations on Tuesday. The protests were sparked by economic stagnation and high…
Iranian authorities are pivoting from a ceasefire with Israel to intensify an internal security crackdown across the country with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, particularly in the restive Kurdish region, officials and activists said. People walk next to a mural with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street, early…
In a surprise attack, the United States struck Iran’s nuclear facilities — Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow — on Saturday night. Slamming the attack, China said it has damaged the US’s credibility, warning the situation “may go out of control”, according to its state broadcaster. Experts have weighed in on Beijing’s role as Tehran suffers a…