2 h. ago Iran latest: Trump tells protesters ‘help is on its way’ and warns Tehran ‘will pay a big price’ for violent crackdown

US president urged ‘Iranian patriots’ to ‘keep protesting and take over your institutions’

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3 h. ago With thousands dead, the Iranian regime may survive these protests – but not in its current form | Sanam Vakil

With fear, surveillance and brute force only set to increase, there are disturbing parallels with Saddam Hussein’s IraqSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeIran is once again convulsed by protests that are threatening the Islamic Republic’s stability and future. What began as demonstrations over a collapsing currency and rising inflation has rapidly evolved into one of the most destabilising episodes of unrest the regime has faced in years. The protests have exposed both the resilience of Iranian society and the growing brittleness of a political system stubbornly unwilling to reform.It’s the scale, spread and momentum of the demonstrations that have been most alarming to the authorities. Protests have erupted across all provinces in the country, reaching more than 180 towns and cities, cutting across class, ethnic and regional lines. This time, the turn to openly anti-regime slogans has been rapid and widespread. Protesters are no longer ...

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4 h. ago Iranian protester to be executed tomorrow as regime steps up brutal crackdown, rights group claims

Iranian rights groups assess that potentially thousands of people have been killed in the last two weeks of protest

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6 h. ago Why Trump’s sweeping 25% Iran tariffs have revived fears of global trade war

Experts have warned of global economic and political ramifications if the policy is implemented

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6 h. ago Iran latest: Tehran says 2,000 killed in protests as US citizens told to leave now ahead of Trump military decision

The figure is significantly higher than previous estimates and comes amid growing concern over violence against protesters

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7 h. ago FIFA urged to intervene as Israel prepares to demolish West Bank football field

The Israeli military often orders Palestinians to carry out demolitions themselves

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8 h. ago How Iran is ‘jamming’ Starlink satellites to stop horror of protest crackdown reaching the outside world

Tehran’s near-total internet blackout has kept the scale of the government’s ruthless crackdown hidden

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8 h. ago Iran latest: US citizens ordered to leave immediately as Trump orders new tariffs before military decision

Americans in the country have been urged to leave now or ‘seek a secure location’

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10 h. ago Iran protests latest: Trump ‘leaning towards military action’ after ordering sanctions on Tehran’s trade partners

At least 646 people have been killed in Iran as authorities continue a violent crackdown on protesters

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12 h. ago Iran protests latest: Trump considers next steps after ordering sweeping sanctions on Tehran’s trade partners

At least 646 people have been killed in Iran as authorities continue a violent crackdown on protesters

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13 h. ago Priest by day, DJ by night: Padre Guilherme's rave in Beirut draws cheers and controversy

In Beirut, a sold-out nightclub event featured an unusual DJ — Padre Guilherme, a priest from Portugal

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13 h. ago Iran protests latest: Trump orders 25% tariff on any country doing business with Tehran

At least 646 people have been killed in Iran as authorities continue a violent crackdown on protesters

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13 h. ago Iran latest: Trump orders 25% tariff on any country doing business with Tehran

At least 646 people have been killed in Iran as authorities continue a violent crackdown on protesters

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18 h. ago Americans warned to 'leave Iran NOW' as Trump 'plots aerial strikes' and slaps huge new tariffs on China and other countries

President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran's trade partners will face 25% tariffs from the United States as he looks to pressure Tehran over its violent protest crackdown.

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20 h. ago Iran latest: Trump ‘unafraid’ to launch military attack over protests but wants diplomacy to be ‘first option’

US president has threatened to strike Iran if its regime continues brutal crackdown on demonstrators

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23 h. ago Iran opens door to dialogue after Trump threatens ‘serious’ military action over protests

Tehran has accused the US of lacking seriousness after talks between Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff

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27 h. ago Iran latest: Fears of major escalation with US after Trump trades threats with Tehran over widespread protests

US president has threatened to strike Iran if its regime continues brutal crackdown on demonstrators

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28 h. ago Iran in paralysis as internet blackout freezes banks and daily life

Authorities in Iran have imposed a brutal crackdown in response to protests over the country’s economic crisis

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28 h. ago Luke Littler reveals shock side hustle as he sells off items ahead of new season

World champion darts prodigy Luke Littler needed the help of girlfriend Faith Millar as he laid bare a surprise side hustle before jetting off to the Middle East

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31 h. ago How could Iran retaliate against Trump? Fears attack on US military bases could spark war in Middle East

The US has dozens of military outposts and air bases across the region

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