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United States sanctions Iranian officials over deadly protest crackdown

Iran faces its most severe crisis since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, sparked three weeks ago when Tehran bazaar merchants shuttered shops in protest against the currency's collapse. What began as economic demonstrations on December 28, 2025, has evolved into a nationwide uprising demanding regime......

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......

Iran kills over 3,400 protesters in deadliest crackdown since 1979

Iranian security forces have slain at least 3,428 demonstrators during a ferocious suppression of anti-government protests that erupted late last December, marking the bloodiest civil unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to rights groups meticulously documenting the deaths. Norway-based......

UN Security Council to hold emergency session on Iran crisis

The United Nations Security Council will convene an emergency session on January 15, 2026, at the request of the United States, to address the worsening crisis in Iran. Government forces have unleashed a brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests, leaving thousands dead and raising fears of broader regional......

EU moves swiftly on Iran sanctions after deadly protest crackdown

The European Union is rushing new sanctions against Iranian officials following a brutal suppression of nationwide protests that has killed thousands since late December, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Tuesday. "The rising death toll in Iran is horrifying," von......

Iran admits 2,000 protest deaths as Trump weighs military response

Iranian authorities have for the first time acknowledged the scale of the deadly crackdown on nationwide protests, confirming that around 2,000 people were killed during two weeks of unrest. The admission comes as former United States president Donald Trump signals he is prepared to use military force......

Iran partially restores international calls amid ongoing blackout

Iranian mobile users regained limited ability to make international calls on Tuesday following a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests that prompted the government to sever both internet access and outbound calling capabilities. Residents in Tehran contacted an Associated Press journalist, though calls......

Venezuela's Political Landscape Shifts: Maduro's Cabinet Overhaul Amid Election Turmoil

In a bold move that has sent ripples through Venezuela's political sphere, President Nicolas Maduro has executed a sweeping reorganization of his cabinet. This restructuring comes at a time of heightened tension, as protests continue to roil the nation following Maduro's controversial re-election......