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The Islamic Republic's tactic to deal with any major unrest has been firing at protesters, arresting activists, then staging a rally to show it has legitimacy.

Iran's exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi has called on Iran’s security forces to join the people and stand against the Islamic Republic’s repression machine.

As Saturday dawned in Iran two trends could be discerned. First, many began to say this is a revolution, not just protests, and second, it is led by women.

The United States said Friday it was easing the threat of sanctions over the supply of communications technology to Iran.

Legendary co-founder of Pink Floyd Roger Waters has expressed anger over the death of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian woman whose tragic fate has inspired an uprising in the country.

A leading Sunni cleric in Iran, sometimes critical of the government, has implicitly confirmed reports about the rape of a 15-year-old girl by a police commander.

Iran’s culture minister has said that Iranian actresses who have unveiled in public or social media in support of hijab victim Mahsa Amini can no longer continue their careers in acting.

Ukraine Friday downgraded diplomatic ties with Iran for supplying Russia with drones, a move President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called "a collaboration with evil".

The police chief of the northern province of Gilan says security forces have arrested about 740 people in the ongoing unrest during the last week, suggesting that the number is much higher across Iran.

Amnesty International has reiterated its calls for urgent global action, warning of further bloodshed in Iran amid a deliberately imposed Internet blackout.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Friday that there is little optimism for the fate of negotiations to restore the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran.

While the government in Iran seems incapable to stop fierce protests, hardliner religious leaders on Friday doubled down on enforcing hijab for women.

Protests in many Iranian cities and town erupted once again on Friday despite warnings by Islamic Republic's military and religious figures in the past two days.

A group of independent UN human rights experts has condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody following arrest over “an improper hijab”.

The US Treasury Department has expanded the range of internet services available to Iranians amid protests across Iran following the death of a 22-year-old woman in hijab police custody.

A short clip of opposition views aired by Iran’s state broadcaster on Friday created speculations that the state TV was hacked but it turned out not to be the case.

The hashtag that has been trending in support of Mahsa Amini, the young woman whose death has triggered nationwide protests in Iran, has been retweeted more than 40 million times.

President Ebrahim Raisi has returned home after days of meetings at the United Nations brought no signs of progress in talks over the 2015 nuclear deal.

Following a lackluster maiden participation at the UN General Assembly met by raucous decry, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his huge entourage left the US with a truckload of souvenirs.

Iran's state TV has aired footage of pro-government rallies in Tehran and elsewhere, staged to show its popularity, amid ongoing fierce opposition protests.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to give Elon Musk’s satellite Internet service Starlink clearance to operate in Iran.