3 h. ago Iran protests latest: Trump briefed on ‘strike options’ as Iranian military tightens grip on protesters

Rights groups say at least 116 people have been killed since protests erupted in Iran

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9 h. ago Mullah's revenge on 'enemies of God': Hundreds of protesters killed in Iran as hardline regime fights for survival

As a wave of anti-government demonstrations continue to sweep the country, leaders declared that anyone joining the protests will be considered an 'enemy of God', punishable by death.

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18 h. ago Iran defies Trump: Islamic Republic kills 50 protesters in defiance of Donald Trump's warning he would intervene should there be further bloodshed

The death toll is expected to increase as local hospitals report being overrun with casualties, including many with gunshot wounds, while some families are too terrified to get help.

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28 h. ago Iran protests latest: Internet blackout continues as Ayatollah threatens harsher crackdown

Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) said that at least 62 have been killed since demonstrations began on 28 December

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35 h. ago Iran protests latest: At least 62 killed as Ayatollah threatens harsher crackdown

The US has warned it will come to the ‘rescue’ of protesters if Tehran ‘violently kills’ them

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35 h. ago Starmer speaks out over killing of Iran protestors amid crackdown on demonstrations

The Prime Minister said he was “deeply concerned about reports of violence by Iranian security forces” in a joint statement with France and Germany

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35 h. ago Iran protests explained as Keir Starmer condemns killing of protesters

The Prime Minister joined the leaders of France and Germany in 'strongly' condemning the killing of protesters in Iran as demonstrations against the regime sweep across the country

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37 h. ago Trump says Ayatollah looking to flee Iran amid unrest as US warns it will ‘hit Iran hard’ if protesters are killed

US president says he has ‘put Iran on notice’ not to target protesters after demonstrations were held across the country

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38 h. ago Iran protests latest: At least 48 killed as Ayatollah threatens harsher crackdown

The US has warned it will come to the ‘rescue’ of protesters if Tehran ‘violently kills’ them

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3 d. ago ‘They are killing us’: authorities use force against protesters in Kurdish regions of Iran

People face teargas, pellet guns and violence as protests continue and opposition parties call for general strikeDemonstrations over economic conditions broke out in Kurdish regions of Iran on Wednesday despite authorities using violence to try to disperse protests before an announced general strike, according to witnesses and rights groups.Protesters took to the streets across Kurdish cities in western Iran, with shopkeepers shutting down stores and demonstrators chanting against government corruption. People said they were met with force as authorities fired teargas, pellet guns and what demonstrators said were live bullets at crowds. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Three children dead in Iran protests as security forces accused of ‘indiscriminate targeting’

Escalating protests sparked by economic chaos have seen at least 20 people killed and nearly 1,000 arrested, say human rights groupsAt least three children are reported to have been killed and more than 40 minors arrested after eight days of the ongoing protests across Iran, as human rights groups accuse the regime’s security forces of “indiscriminate targeting of civilians”.The nationwide uprising sparked by the collapse of the country’s currency and rising living costs has spread to at least 78 cities and 222 locations, with demonstrators calling for the end of the regime, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI). Continue reading...

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7 d. ago At least 10 people dead as violent protests spread across Iran after Trump warned the US was 'locked, loaded and ready to go' over unrest

The new fatalities follow U.S. President Donald Trump warning Iran on Friday that if Tehran 'violently kills peaceful protesters,' the United States 'will come to their rescue.'

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8 d. ago Iranian officials warn Trump not to cross ‘red line’ over threats to intervene in protests

US president’s posts that US will come to the rescue of protesters prompts warnings of ‘regret-inducing response’Donald Trump has threatened to intervene in Iran if its government killed demonstrators, prompting warnings from senior Iranian officials that any American interference would cross a “red line”.In a social media post on Friday, Trump said that if Iran shoots and kills protesters, the US would “come to their rescue”. He added: “We are locked and loaded, and ready to go”, without explaining what that might mean in practice. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago At least seven killed and buildings damaged as violent protests spread in Iran sparked by ailing economy

The fatalities, two on Wednesday and five on Thursday, occurred in four cities, largely home to Iran's Lur ethnic group

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9 d. ago At least 7 killed and buildings damaged as violent protests spread in Iran sparked by ailing economy

The fatalities, two on Wednesday and five on Thursday, occurred in four cities, largely home to Iran's Lur ethnic group

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9 d. ago At least six killed in Iran amid violent crackdown over protests sparked by country's ailing economy

At least six people have been killed in Iran as the regime mounts a violent crack down on protests that spread through the country for a fifth day.

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