Iran

As of January 2026, Iran is confronting one of the gravest crises since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. A sharp collapse of the national currency, soaring inflation, declining oil revenues, and renewed U.S. sanctions have combined to trigger widespread unrest across dozens of cities and provinces. Protests have escalated rapidly, with …

Key Takeaways Intensification of the Iranian Regime’s Crackdown on Protests: The Iranian regime has shifted from labeling protesters as “rioters” to describing them as “terrorists,” which signals that the regime has taken an uncompromising stance toward the ongoing protests. The regime will likely use its characterization of protesters as “terrorists” …

More than a week of protests in Iran reflects not only worsening economic conditions, but longstanding anger at government repression and regime policies that have led to Iran’s global isolation.Regime security forces have thus far failed to quell the unrest with limited use of violence, but leaders have signaled they …

Le président du Parlement iranien a prévenu que Téhéran visera des sites de l’armée américaine dans la région ainsi qu’Israël s’ils bombardent l’Iran. «En cas d’agression contre l’Iran, les bases américaines dans la région ainsi que les territoires occupés seront à notre portée de tir», a déclaré Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, …

Le président du Parlement iranien a prévenu que Téhéran visera des sites de l’armée américaine dans la région ainsi qu’Israël s’ils bombardent l’Iran. «En cas d’agression contre l’Iran, les bases américaines dans la région ainsi que les territoires occupés seront à notre portée de tir», a déclaré Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, …

As protests against Iran’s government swelled significantly in size on Thursday night, the regime responded in many places by opening fire. A Tehran doctor told TIME on condition of anonymity that just six hospitals in the capital had recorded at least 217 protester deaths, “most by live ammunition.” The death …

Toplines The Iranian regime has sustained its nationwide internet shutdown, likely to disrupt protest coordination and obscure the scale of its crackdown.[1] Reports indicate that Iran’s internet connectivity has remained at approximately one percent of normal levels since 3:00 PM ET on January 8.[2] The Iranian regime has historically imposed …

HRANA – Nationwide protests in Iran continued on their twelfth day, Thursday, January 8, 2026, according to reports collected by HRANA. Demonstrations and protest actions were recorded in at least 46 cities across 21 provinces. At the same time, a wave of strikes and market closures was reported, particularly in …

As protests swelled around the country, Iran’s internet was shut down, and the heads of its judiciary and its security services warned of a harsh response amid calls for “freedom, freedom.” Iran plunged into an internet blackout on Thursday, monitoring groups said, as nationwide protests demanding the ouster of the …

The demonstrations, which began in Tehran last month, have spread to all of Iran’s 31 provinces but have yet to reach the scale of the 2022-3 unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused protesters of acting on behalf of US President Donald …