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Human rights group Amnesty International urged world leaders at the UN General Assembly to devise a mechanism to hold Iran accountable for its violent crackdown on popular protests.

Hacktivist group ‘Anonymous’ has taken down the official website of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as nationwide protests rage in the country.

A popular Iranian football (soccer) star, Ali Karimi, has called on Iran’s traditional Army (Artesh) to side with the people to prevent “bloodshed” during current protests.

The Iranian Armed Forces unveiled on Thursday a surface-to-surface ballistic missile as President Ebrahim Raisi is in New York talking about peace in the region.

Protests in Iran continued with ferocity on Wednesday, as unrest spread to more cities and locations within cities, complicating the task of security forces.

Although Iranian conservatives appear to be divided over how to react to wave of protests, some are telling the government to use more force against protesters.

Ominous signs emerged on Wednesday that the Iranian government may be preparing to crackdown on nationwide protests, as it began disrupting internet services.

United Nations nuclear chief Rafael Grossi said he hoped to meet Iranian officials within days as Iranian and US presidents addressed the General Assembly.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi delivered his debut speech at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday as some American Iranians protested his presence on US soil.

Iran's exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi called for the continuation and expansion of protests in the country as Iranians are out on the streets over the death of a hijab victim.

Former US President Donald Trump should face trial for ordering the killing of Qasem Soleimani in 2020, Iran’s president told the UN General Assembly in New York.

Iran’s anti-government protests, which normally start around evening, began on Wednesday morning with gatherings of students in several universities across the country.

The US Treasury Department has said satellite internet equipment are not under Washington’s sanctions and can be exported to Iran.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a speech to military commanders Wednesday did not mention ongoing protests that can pose a serious challenge to his rule.

An Iranian hacktivist group says it has started its cyber operations against the Islamic Republic in solidarity with the ongoing protests across Iran over the death of a hijab victim.

The latest round of nationwide protests in Iran appears to be different from the protests that have rocked the Islamic Republic since 2017 in more than one way.

Following Monday’s large anti-government protest in central Tehran, demonstrations expanded Tuesday to many Iranian cities and towns, with gunshots reported.

Joe Biden and Ebrahim Raisi are due to address the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday but there will be no direct meeting between the two presidents.

The chief of staff of Iran’s president, who is under sanctions by the European Union like Ebrahim Raisi himself, is accompanying the hardliner president on his trip to New York.

Iran International has obtained information about the specific targets of the latest Israeli air strike on Tehran-linked targets in Syria.

Large numbers of Iranian expatriates and human rights activists have held rallies in solidarity with tens of thousands of people who have poured onto streets in protest to the death of a hijab victim.