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Iran protests death toll surpasses 5,000 amid brutal crackdown

A human rights monitoring group based in the United States reports that Iran's nationwide protests have claimed at least 5,002 lives, marking the deadliest challenge to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's nearly four-decade rule. The unrest, sparked by the collapse of the rial and soaring......

United States warns Iran of military action at UN Security Council

The United States called an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Thursday to address Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests, with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz cautioning that President Donald Trump has made clear all options remain on the table to halt the massacre. The meeting......

Putin offers mediation amid Iran crisis as Gulf allies urge Trump restraint

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stepped into the escalating tensions surrounding Iran's brutal crackdown on nationwide protests, offering Moscow's services as a mediator. In separate conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, Putin......

Putin offers Russia as mediator between Israel and Iran amid protests

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed that Moscow act as a mediator between Israel and Iran during their recent phone call, as tensions simmer in the Middle East following weeks of deadly mass protests in the Islamic Republic. The Kremlin announced the discussion, noting Putin's willingness......

Iran protests spread to 200 cities as Khamenei labels demonstrators vandals

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confronts what analysts call the gravest threat to his rule since 1989, as economic protests ignited on December 28, 2025, evolve into a nationwide uprising demanding the end of the Islamic Republic. Sparked by bazaar merchants in Tehran closing shops......

Iran's justice chief demands swift executions amid deadly protests

Iran's judicial leader has called for accelerated trials and executions of protesters as antigovernment demonstrations sweep the country, claiming at least 2,615 lives according to human rights monitors. This marks the bloodiest political violence in the Islamic Republic's 47-year history, drawing......

Russia lacks resources to aid Iran amid escalating protests

Intensifying civil unrest across Iran threatens to topple a weakened regime, with Russia powerless to intervene as a key strategic ally in the Middle East. Analysts warn Moscow's commitments in Ukraine leave it unable to prop up Tehran amid protests sparked by the rial's collapse on December......

Iran enters sixth day of near-total internet blackout amid Starlink crackdown

Iranian authorities have enforced a near-complete internet shutdown for over 132 hours as of Wednesday, severing tens of millions from the world while security forces conduct house-to-house raids hunting satellite internet gear, according to international monitors and human rights groups. The blackout......

Trump warns Iran amid escalating protest death toll

President Donald Trump has ramped up his rhetoric against Tehran, telling Iranian protesters that help is on the way as the death toll from nationwide unrest climbs past 2,500, according to a U.S.-based human rights group. Speaking to demonstrators, Trump posted on Truth Social that he had canceled all......