Khamenei to Trump: You won’t depose Islamic Republic
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said the United States will never succeed in toppling the Islamic Republic and warned that even the world’s strongest military can suffer crippling blows.
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Pahlavi urges intervention, details transition roadmap in Munich
Iran’s exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi called for tighter sanctions, potential military action and rapid political transition to topple Iran’s ruling system, warning that negotiations and delay would cost more lives.
India coast guard seizes three tankers in smuggling case, reports link vessels to Iran
India’s coast guard said it has seized three oil tankers in the Arabian Sea as part of what it described as a coordinated operation against an international oil-smuggling network, while tanker-tracking analysts and Iranian media said the vessels were linked to Iran.
‘Australia stands with the people of Iran,’ senator says after Senate motion
Australian Senator Raff Ciccone, Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security and a co-sponsor of a bipartisan Senate motion condemning Iran’s crackdown on protests, said Australia was standing firmly with the people of Iran.
Australian Senate passes motion condemning Iran protest crackdown
The Australian Senate on Thursday passed a motion condemning Iran’s crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests that began in late December, citing killings, mass arrests and internet blackouts imposed on civilians.
Why Turkey fears Iran’s unrest more than its repression
Iranians’ chants against the Islamic Republic—muted for now by brute force—are viewed in Turkey not as a struggle for freedom but as a geopolitical risk from migration and militancy.
Turkey arrests six over Iran-linked spying, drone plans
Turkish intelligence arrested six people over a suspected Iran-linked espionage cell accused of gathering sensitive military and security information, the Daily Sabah newspaper reported on Wednesday.
US deports three former IRGC members, ICE says
The United States has deported three former members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a post on X.
Iran deployed militarized crackdown to hide protest killings - Amnesty
Iran has deployed a nationwide militarized crackdown to scotch dissent and obscure the scale of its mass killings of protestors earlier this month, rights watchdog Amnesty International said in a report on Friday.
Venezuela’s Machado says world must raise cost for Iran’s rulers
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said democratic governments must raise the cost for Iran’s rulers to stay in power in an interview with Iranian activist Masih Alinejad.
Australia charges PhD candidate over alleged Australia Day attack plot
Australian police have charged a Queensland PhD candidate with preparing a terrorist act after alleging he planned to throw a Molotov cocktail into an Australia Day crowd on the Gold Coast, in an attack authorities say was intended to spark unrest.
168 protests, 73 cities: Iranian diaspora takes uprising message worldwide
Iranians abroad staged at least 168 protests across 30 countries and 73 cities, turning the uprising inside Iran into a global wave of demonstrations that surged after internet shutdowns.
Pink Floyd’s Waters draws backlash for saying Iranians don't want regime change
Comments by British musician Roger Waters saying Iranians do not seek regime change triggered a wave of criticism from Iranian social media users, with some circulating edited images portraying him as a cleric.
Calls by Iranians for US strike grow as Trump delays action
Public pressure for a US military strike on Iran has sharpened as President Donald Trump threatens action but holds back, leaving many Iranians torn between demanding intervention and fearing that continued delay will only extend repression and bloodshed.
How a flag became a rejection of Iran’s theocratic rule
Iran's historic Lion and Sun flag has had a resurgence with latest round of widespread protests after nearly half a century of absence from the country's official identity.
Iran unrest widens as blackout deepens and foreign pressure builds
Nationwide protests in Iran stretched into their 13th consecutive day on Friday as demonstrators returned to the streets for a second night following a call by exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi, with authorities enforcing a sweeping internet blackout and threatening severe punishment.
What Iran stands to lose after Maduro's downfall
As Venezuela enters a volatile phase following Nicolas Maduro’s capture by US forces over the weekend, Iran’s strategic investments in the country’s oil refining sector are facing a sudden and uncertain reckoning.
Iran says it backs Maduro government after US operation
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Venezuelan counterpart Ivan Gil Pinto in a phone call that Tehran supports the people and the elected government of Venezuela, Iran’s foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Khamenei labels protesters ‘enemy mercenaries,’ green-lights crackdown
Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday called the nationwide protests the work of foreign-backed agitators and urged a harsher crackdown, in his first public speech since demonstrations began seven days ago
Trump warns US would intervene if Iran kills protesters
US President Donald Trump warned that the United States of America would intervene if Iranian authorities violently kill peaceful protesters, saying on Truth Social the US is “locked and loaded.”
US ready to intervene if Iran kills protesters, Trump warns
US President Donald Trump warned on Friday that the United States is “locked and loaded” if Iranian authorities use lethal force against protesters.
Canada says Iran’s designation of navy as ‘terrorist’ is baseless
Canada on Wednesday rejected Iran’s decision to designate the Royal Canadian Navy as a terrorist organization, calling the move baseless and politically motivated and reaffirming its sanctions and human rights pressure on Tehran.