Iran

Nightly protests continued across several Iranian cities as authorities reported no official toll, while Donald Trump warned Tehran against using force. Nightly protests continued across several Iranian cities on Sunday, while US President Donald Trump renewed warnings against the use of force and Iranian officials delivered mixed messages on how …

The universities, historically the bastions of anti-monarchist Marxism, are now echoing with chants of “Down with the three corrupts! Mullah, leftist, Mujahid.” For a week, the Islamic Republic has tried to tell itself, and the world, that the protests in Iran are merely about the price of the dollar. They …

The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. CTP-ISW publishes the Iran Update daily. add notetweetClick here …

Government measures such as cash handouts and leadership changes have failed to quell protests Streets across Iran remain volatile as the government fails to offer a meaningful response to public grievances. What began as anger over a collapsing economy has snowballed into broader unrest that mixes economic despair with political …

Tehran has condemned capture of president Nicolas Maduro as it warns against US striking Iran When Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president on Monday, three diplomats stood out among the first people to congratulate her: the ambassadors of China and Russia, and that of Iran, Ali Chegini. …

Iran’s top judge warned protesters on Wednesday there would be “no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic,” while accusing Israel and the US of pursuing hybrid methods to disrupt the country. Tehran remains under international pressure with US President Donald Trump threatening to come to …

Iran’s New Year protests expose the pressures shaping the political system’s response to dissent. The New Year demonstrations in Iran came at the end of a year marked by war, economic strain, and political uncertainty. In 2025, Israel launched a 12-day attack on Iran, assassinating senior military leaders and targeting …

The Islamic Republic has experienced multiple mass protests in recent years, but the latest round of demonstrations come at a particularly difficult moment for the regime. Carolyn Kissane, academic director and clinical professor at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University, leads the conversation on the geopolitics of …

HRANA- Protests and strikes in various cities across Iran entered their eighth day. An assessment of updated and verified data indicates that despite intensified security measures, increased deployment of law enforcement and security forces, and the continuation of on-the-ground crackdowns in some areas, the geographical spread of the protests has …

The plan, called “Plan B” by the British report, would include 86-year-old Khamenei and 20 close people, including family and aides. The supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reportedly has an “escape plan” that involves fleeing to Russia if the current nationwide protests continue to …