Tehran, Iran – Bolder protests are being recorded across Iran amid an increasing deployment of armed security officers as the government’s efforts to contain an unravelling economic situation fall flat. Footage circulating online showed huge protests on Tuesday night in the city of Abdanan, in the central province of Ilam, where several major demonstrations have…
The United States’ biggest strategic adversaries quickly condemned President Trump’s decision to order U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the raid to capture now-former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. China, Russia and Iran all called it a violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty and international law. Cuba, just south of the U.S. and a close ally of Caracas, also…
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth delivered a stark warning to China and Russia on Monday, declaring that the United States is rebuilding military dominance to a level so absolute that its enemies would “not dare” test it. Addressing shipyard workers and naval personnel at Newport News Shipbuilding, the nation’s largest military shipyard, Hegseth pointed…
Venezuelan Manny Reimi was queuing for Hong Kong’s Peak Tram on Saturday with his cousin and her family, whom he had not seen in 15 years, when news broke that the United States had captured Nicolas Maduro, the president of his homeland. The 37-year-old father of two, who relocated from Venezuela to Hong Kong in…
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…
As protests sweep Iran, a powerful image likened to Tiananmen’s ‘Tank Man’ surfaces, echoing the bazaari class’s historic defiance amid economic collapse and rising calls for regime change. As theprotests spreading across Iran stretch into their third day, one image from the demonstrations has gone viral across social media. It shows a brave protester sitting…
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he had already settled about three of the difficulties as he met the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Florida’s Mar-a-Lago a day after he met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. As Israel stands weary of a potential bounce-back of its foes, PM Netanyahu stood with President…
Clashes have reportedly broken out across multiple streets in Tehran, with authorities using tear gas to disperse the protesters. Protests in the Islamic Republic entered a second day as demonstrators voiced anger over the rapidly falling value of the rial, while regime officials blamed the unrest and broadereconomic decline on what they described as enemy…
Over the last year, Tehran transferred hundreds of millions of dollars to Hezbollah to provide its force rehabilitation due to downsizing as a consequence of the war with Israel. Hezbollah presented complaints regarding a supposed lack of money transferring from Iran to the terrorist group, KAN reported on Monday. In the last few months, senior…
In a wide-ranging, two-hour year-end briefing on Friday, Washington’s top diplomat Marco Rubio offered pragmatic remarks on China, signalling a tonal shift in the administration’s approach towards Beijing amid broader “America first” priorities for 2026. While detailing a recalibration of US foreign policy, Rubio’s comments on China marked a notable evolution from both his own…