On Jan. 8, Iranians took to the streets to call for an end to the repressive Islamic Republic. Two days later, demonstrations had been largely stamped out, the country was in a communications blackout, and thousands of protesters had been killed. More than a month on, the full extent of the bloodshed is difficult to…
Iran’s mural warning to the US shows a bird’s-eye view of an aircraft carrier with damaged and exploding fighter planes on its flight deck. A slogan is emblazoned across one corner: “If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind.” Iran-US tensions LIVE: As conflict continues to escalate between Iran and the United States,…
On Sunday night, around 9:30 p.m. local time, all channels of Iran’s state broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), were reportedly hacked. For approximately 10 minutes, images of the Iranian National Revolution and messages from exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi were broadcast. Silhouetted protestors display flags of the Imperial State of Iran, commonly known…
A new report quoting doctors on the ground has claimed that at least 16,500 protesters have died and 3,30,000 have been injured in Iran’s crackdown on weeks of demonstrations that initially began over economic issues but eventually turned into outrage calling for an end to the Iranian regime. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said…
For decades only diehard royalists took Reza Pahlavi seriously. Iran’s regime, its opponents and Western diplomats dismissed the son of the last shah as the “Clown Prince”. He seemed more interested in his suntan than recovering his sun-and-lion flag. When protests erupted on December 28th he was said to be on a beach holiday. For…
Iran’s exiled former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Sunday (local time) issued a direct appeal to US President Donald Trump, asking him to help make the country “great again” Protesters hold up placards featuring Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, as they wave Pahlavi-era Iranian flags during a demonstration against the…
As intensified anti-government protests continue to rock Iran, President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said “rioters” should not be allowed to disrupt society. This is the first time the President spoke after three nights of intensified protests against the clerical government. File photo of Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian. (AP) As the agitation rages, at 538 people…
Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic’s faltering economy and the collapse of its currency. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands arrested as the daily protests have grown and the government seeks to contain them. This grab taken…
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…
Iran continued to reel under a communication blockade amid the ongoing anti-government protests across the country that flared up on Thursday after exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi’s rallying cry. At least 62 people have been killed since the protests began last month, the Associated Press reported quoting activists. An anti-Iranian regime protester holds up a…