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Summary
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has moved into a special underground shelter in Tehran after senior military and security officials assessed an increased risk of a potential US attack, two sources close to the government told Iran International.
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Khamenei sheltering in Tehran bunker as US fleet approaches

Emory University sacks daughter of Iran’s top security official Larijani

Anti-Khamenei chants heard in protest victim's funeral in Arak

Ex-intelligence minister’s son denounces Iran’s theocracy over massacre

Iran says internet being restored, technical problems slow rollout - Fars

Iran's top security official meets Revolutionary Guard's chief

Khamenei sheltering in Tehran bunker as US fleet approaches
Summary
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has moved into a special underground shelter in Tehran after senior military and security officials assessed an increased risk of a potential US attack, two sources close to the government told Iran International.
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EXCLUSIVE

Emory University sacks daughter of Iran’s top security official Larijani

Emory University has dismissed Fatemeh Ardeshir Larijani, the daughter of the US-sanctioned security chief of the Islamic Republic, the university confirmed to Iran International on Saturday, following growing calls for her removal.

Emory University sacks daughter of Iran’s top security official Larijani

Iran Protests

  • 12,000 Killed in Crackdown
  • Pay for Bullets
  • Behind the Crackdown
  • Khamenei Green-Lights Crackdown
  • Bazaar Breaks
OPINION

Iran’s post-massacre moment is the quiet defiance of being alive

As Iran’s authorities impose silence through violence and disconnection, what the world is witnessing is not unrest but defiance at its most basic—people refusing to disappear, to be reduced to numbers, or to surrender their names.

Iran deployed militarized crackdown to hide protest killings - Amnesty

EXCLUSIVE

Iran security council orders media to cite only official death tolls

Iran’s post-massacre moment is the quiet defiance of being alive
OPINION

Quiet efforts keep information flowing during Iran’s digital blackout

Iran’s near-total internet blackout since January 8 did not only shut down social media but collapsed the country’s last channels to the outside world, isolating families and sharply limiting what evidence of the crackdown could escape.

Iran adopts ‘military posture’ against free flow of information, report says

Quiet efforts keep information flowing during Iran’s digital blackout
'A moment like no other': US-based think tank urges Trump to sap Iran
PODCAST

'A moment like no other': US-based think tank urges Trump to sap Iran

After unprecedented mass killings of protestors whose full scope lies concealed behind Iran's internet iron curtain, the Washington-based pro-Israel think tank JINSA urges Donald Trump to seize the moment to destroy the mutual foe of Israel and the United States.

Iranian official rhetoric girds for war as US fleet nears
INSIGHT

Iranian official rhetoric girds for war as US fleet nears

Tehran’s increasingly combative official statements suggest its leaders may be taking US military deployments more seriously than Washington’s signals of diplomacy.

TV host Levin calls Iran ‘a concentration camp,’ urges US to act

TV host Levin calls Iran ‘a concentration camp,’ urges US to act

US conservative commentator Mark Levin told Iran International on Thursday that Iran has effectively become a “concentration camp” amid a deadly crackdown on protests, urging the United States to act to help topple the Islamic Republic.

EXCLUSIVE

‘People collapsed': mystery chemicals lobbed at Iran protestors - eyewitnesses

Iranian security forces deployed unknown chemical substances amid deadly crackdowns on protestors in several cities earlier this month, eyewitnesses told Iran International, causing severe breathing problems and burning pain.

‘People collapsed': mystery chemicals lobbed at Iran protestors - eyewitnesses
US warned Iraq of oil sanctions, freezing ties over Iran ties - Reuters

US warned Iraq of oil sanctions, freezing ties over Iran ties - Reuters

US officials told Iraqi leaders Washington would starve Baghdad of oil revenue if it kept up economic links with Iran and would suspend ties if politicians deemed close to Iran became ministers, Reuters reported on Friday citing sources.

US levies new sanctions on Iran oil trade after protest crackdown

US levies new sanctions on Iran oil trade after protest crackdown

The US Treasury on Friday slapped new sanctions on ships and their owners it accuses of enriching the Iranian state and fueling its repression following mass killings of protestors earlier this month.

Iran's energy trade defies year of US maximum pressure sanctions
ANALYSIS

Iran's energy trade defies year of US maximum pressure sanctions

One year after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House and revived the "maximum pressure" sanctions on Iran from his first term, available data show the country’s energy exports remain largely intact.

Iranian teen hid in body bag among slain protestors to survive - rights group

A wounded Iranian protester played dead inside a plastic body bag for three days to hide from security forces and heard what he believed to be fellow protestors being summarily executed, a rights group reported on Thursday.

Iran protest crackdown toll may top 20,000, UN rapporteur says

Iranian teen hid in body bag among slain protestors to survive - rights group
ANALYSIS

Come what may in Iran, Russia will adapt to preserve influence

Russia likely views Iran’s mass anti-regime protests with deep unease, but may ultimately adapt just as it did in Syria to preserve influence whether the Islamic Republic survives or a new political order emerges.

Come what may in Iran, Russia will adapt to preserve influence
Tehran quelled street protests but economic troubles persist
INSIGHT

Tehran quelled street protests but economic troubles persist

Tehran may have crushed street unrest with brute force, but it has no comparable solution for an economy gripped by surging inflation and collapsing incomes.

Tehran ignored warnings of unrest, chose force over reform
INSIGHT

Tehran ignored warnings of unrest, chose force over reform

The protests that erupted across Iran in January 2026 may have appeared sudden to outside observers but inside the country, they were anything but.

Iran's rulers are betting on the iron fist
ANALYSIS

Iran's rulers are betting on the iron fist

INSIGHT

Iran after the crackdown: serenity on screens, grief on the streets

Voices from Iran

‘We are 90 million prisoners’: Iranians plead for outside help as fear spreads
VOICES FROM IRAN

‘We are 90 million prisoners’: Iranians plead for outside help as fear spreads

Iranians calling Iran International’s phone-in said security forces killed and removed bodies; some reported families pressured into quiet burials and Arabic-speaking forces on the streets, as the crackdown pushed protests to window chants and fueled calls for foreign backing.

VOICES FROM IRAN

Killed, blinded, stranded: dispatches from Iran's bloody crackdown

VOICES FROM IRAN

Iranian taekwondo coach was killed while trying to aid injured protesters

VOICES FROM IRAN

Severe head injuries made missing Iranian protester hard to identify

VOICES FROM IRAN

Iranian protester was killed in front of mother and grandmother

VOICES FROM IRAN

Iranian abroad says intimidation extends beyond borders

VOICES FROM IRAN

Iranian describes localized street battles in Tehran

VOICES FROM IRAN

Iranian reports Arabic-speaking men arriving in Tehran

Spotlight

  • Kambiz Hosseini

    Iran’s post-massacre moment is the quiet defiance of being alive

    Kambiz Hosseini

  • Emilia James

    Quiet efforts keep information flowing during Iran’s digital blackout

    Emilia James

  • Negar Mojtahedi

    'A moment like no other': US-based think tank urges Trump to sap Iran

    Negar Mojtahedi

  • Behrouz Turani

    Iranian official rhetoric girds for war as US fleet nears

    Behrouz Turani

  • Reza Akvanian

    ‘People collapsed': mystery chemicals lobbed at Iran protestors - eyewitnesses

    Reza Akvanian

  • Maryam Sinaiee

    Tehran quelled street protests but economic troubles persist

    Maryam Sinaiee

Editors' Pick

  • Iran seizes assets to punish dissent

    Iran seizes assets to punish dissent

  • Come what may in Iran, Russia will adapt to preserve influence

    Come what may in Iran, Russia will adapt to preserve influence

  • Iran's rulers are betting on the iron fist

    Iran's rulers are betting on the iron fist

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INSIGHT

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Iran International

168 protests, 73 cities: Iranian diaspora takes uprising message worldwide

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ANALYSIS

If Iran changes, the region's economy would change with it

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Iran International

EXCLUSIVE

Iranian diplomat in Geneva seeks asylum in Switzerland, sources say

Pay for bullets: How Iran pressures families after killing protesters

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Arash Sohrabi

Iran International

Eye for Iran Podcast

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PODCAST

Corpse of slain Iranian mother of two found in grim 'warehouse of bodies'

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Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

PODCAST

'This is the endgame,' former UK Security Minister says of Iran

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Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

PODCAST

Justice beyond borders: Lawsuit in Argentina tests accountability for Iran officials

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Negar Mojtahedi

Iran International

Corpse of slain Iranian mother of two found in grim 'warehouse of bodies'
PODCAST

Trump expands travel ban: What you need to know if you were born in Iran

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Negar Mojtahedi

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PODCAST

After the drought came the floods: why rain is no panacea in Iran

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PODCAST

UK rights advocate calls for independent probe into Iranian lawyer's death

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Negar Mojtahedi

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Tehran Insider

A letter from Iran: I don’t trust those who say they have the answers
TEHRAN INSIDER

A letter from Iran: I don’t trust those who say they have the answers

I am writing this from Tehran after three days of trying to find a way to send it: things may get a lot worse before they get any better.

Against Iran’s politics of exclusion, pluralism is the point
TEHRAN INSIDER

Against Iran’s politics of exclusion, pluralism is the point

There is a cruel ritual in Iranian opposition politics: some voices abroad constantly interrogate the “purity” of activists inside—why they did not speak more sharply or endorse maximalist slogans, why survival itself looks insufficiently heroic.

The Iran that never trends
TEHRAN INSIDER

The Iran that never trends

TEHRAN INSIDER

Revolutionary road: a family row captures Iran's political gridlock

United States

  • Emory University sacks daughter of Iran’s top security official Larijani

    Emory University sacks daughter of Iran’s top security official Larijani

  • 'A moment like no other': US-based think tank urges Trump to sap Iran

  • New US sanctions target Iran's security chief, upping diplomatic ante

  • US strikes on Iran won’t work without follow-through, experts say

Iran Nuclear

  • IAEA chief warns Iran nuclear standoff ‘cannot go on forever’

    IAEA chief warns Iran nuclear standoff ‘cannot go on forever’

  • Araghchi urges Trump to reopen talks, says Iran cannot be defeated

  • Khamenei aide vows harsh response to any aggression after Trump warning

  • Trump says he'd ‘absolutely’ back possible Israeli strikes on Iran

Domestic Politics

  • Tehran ignored warnings of unrest, chose force over reform

    Tehran ignored warnings of unrest, chose force over reform

  • Iran parliament halts impeachment moves against ministers amid unrest

  • Iranian lawmakers call Trump ‘Pharaoh,’ cast Khamenei as 'Moses'

  • Ex-IRGC commander says Iran needs paradigm shift, sees no sign of change

Military

  • Argentina designates Iran's IRGC Quds Force as terrorist group

    Argentina designates Iran's IRGC Quds Force as terrorist group

  • Missiles, not diplomacy: how Iran signals resolve under pressure

  • Senators say US will hit Iran if it rebuilds nuclear, missile programs

  • Iran arms export agency offers missiles for crypto – FT

Society

  • Made without permission: how Iran’s underground cinema owned 2025

    Made without permission: how Iran’s underground cinema owned 2025

  • Legendary Iranian playwright and filmmaker Bahram Beyzaie dies at 87

  • Iran psychiatrists warn of surge in drug-induced psychosis among teens

  • Iran prosecutor calls drug and alcohol crackdown a national security priority

Human Rights

  • Pro-government editors wiped Iran rights abuses from Wikipedia - watchdog

    Pro-government editors wiped Iran rights abuses from Wikipedia - watchdog

  • What Tehran means when it says protesters won’t be executed

  • 'People die in the dark': experts decry Iran's 'worst internet shutdown'

  • Nationwide internet outage hits Iran as evening protests ramp up

Iran Sanctions

  • US warned Iraq of oil sanctions, freezing ties over Iran ties - Reuters

    US warned Iraq of oil sanctions, freezing ties over Iran ties - Reuters

  • US levies new sanctions on Iran oil trade after protest crackdown

  • Iran's energy trade defies year of US maximum pressure sanctions

  • How Trump’s secondary tariffs could hurt Tehran

Mideast Crisis

  • Iranian official rhetoric girds for war as US fleet nears

    Iranian official rhetoric girds for war as US fleet nears

  • Restraint as strategy: Israel watches Iran’s unrest from afar

  • Crisis at home shrinks Tehran’s margin for error abroad

  • Iran hangs man accused of spying for Mossad

Economy & Environment

  • If Iran changes, the region's economy would change with it

    If Iran changes, the region's economy would change with it

  • Iranian oil will make up for China's loss of Venezuelan supply - Reuters

  • Iran’s currency slides to new low, dollar at 1.47 million rials

  • It's the economy: grim livelihoods explain Iranian anger

Iran Protests

  • Iran’s post-massacre moment is the quiet defiance of being alive

    Iran’s post-massacre moment is the quiet defiance of being alive

  • Quiet efforts keep information flowing during Iran’s digital blackout

  • Iran adopts ‘military posture’ against free flow of information, report says

  • ‘People collapsed': mystery chemicals lobbed at Iran protestors - eyewitnesses

Diplomacy

  • Come what may in Iran, Russia will adapt to preserve influence

    Come what may in Iran, Russia will adapt to preserve influence

  • Iran envoy warns escalation could engulf region as Arab states step up contacts

  • Turkey treads carefully as Iran faces unrest

  • Iran, US say they prefer diplomacy but are ready for combat

Iran Insights

  • Tehran quelled street protests but economic troubles persist

    Tehran quelled street protests but economic troubles persist

  • How '800 executions canceled' fits Tehran’s playbook

  • Is the Trump-Khamenei feud nearing endgame?

  • Iran after the crackdown: serenity on screens, grief on the streets