Western countries have condemned what rights groups and U.N. officials describe as a brutal crackdown on protesters in Iran, where tens of thousands of people took to the streets and security forces responded with lethal force. The U.S. this week imposed new sanctions on Iranian officials tied to the suppression, while the United Nations has expressed “horror”…
Protests continue in Iran against surging inflation and the decline of the Iranian rial. Amid the widespread demonstrations, which have now reached over 250 locations in the country, several media reports have claimed that the United States might be planning an intervention in Tehran. A demonstrator holds up a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader…
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…