Protests intensified in Iran on Saturday night, with anti-government chants filling the streets of the national capital Tehran despite an internet shutdown and a brutal crackdown by the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei-led government. Reports on Sunday indicated that the US was drawing up plans for potential military action after President Donald Trump’s threats of an intervention,…
Iran’s attorney general Mohammad Movahedi Azad on Saturday (January 10) warned that anyone taking part in ongoing protests — or even those who “helped rioters” — would be treated as an “enemy of God,” a charge that carries the death penalty, as nationwide demonstrations approached the two-week mark amid an intensifying crackdown. “Prosecutors must carefully…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom In Iran, protests against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei have spread to most parts of the country in the last two weeks. Initially, these protests were against the economic crisis and inflation in the country, but soon their stance became completely political and the protesters…
The scale of the unrest now gripping Iran is the largest since the demonstrations of 2009; some veteran Iran-watchers reckon the protests are the biggest since the overthrow of the shah in 1979. What began as scattered demonstrations on December 28th swelled over 12 days into crowds of many thousands by January 9th. Protests that…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Internet and telephone calls have been banned amid ongoing anti-government protests in Iran. According to the report of the Associated Press, at least 62 people have been killed so far in these demonstrations that started last month. On Friday, state media blamed terrorist agents…
A large number of protests are taking place in Iran after the economic crisis that has been going on for the last one month. The appeal of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is being considered an important reason behind the sudden protests that broke out in many big cities of the country on Thursday night…
The movement that started against inflation in Iran has now turned into a demonstration challenging the power of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The protesters are raising slogans of handing over the power of the country to Iran’s opposition leader and exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. Iran’s state TV gave information about the protests for…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom There have been protests in Iran for almost 2 weeks due to economic crisis and these protests have now turned into violence. After Reza Pahlavi’s appeal on Thursday (January 8) night, voices of large-scale protest have started rising across Iran. Meanwhile, a video of…
Protests continued across Iran on Friday morning after the country’s exiled crown prince called for nationwide demonstrations, the Associated Press reported. Protesters took to the streets despite a blockade on internet services and international telephone calls. Protesters were seen chanting slogans against Iran’s government around bonfires as debris littered the streets in the capital, Tehran,…
Protests in Iran have spread to 111 cities and towns in all 31 provinces. According to reports, at least 34 protesters and 4 security personnel have been killed so far. 2,200 protesters have been arrested. Source
