Protests and Power Plays: From Tehran to the Arctic Circle
The people of Iran are in the midst of one of the country’s biggest uprisings — and harshest government crackdowns...
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ISIS fighters still at large after Syrian prison break, contributing to volatile security situation
Some ISIS prisoners who escaped from a prison in northeastern Syria Jan. 19 are still unaccounted for after the ensuing...
It Always Comes Back to Our Failed War on Drugs
Opponents of the U.S. military operation gather outside the Manhattan Federal Court in New York City as Venezuelan President Nicolás...
Iran accused of sex assaults on teenage prisoners, while families charged to recover remains of loved ones
Reports have emerged from eyewitnesses in Iran alleging sexual assaults on teenagers held in custody, as well as authorities forcing...
Iran will retaliate ‘with everything we have’ if US attacks, senior diplomat warns
Iran warned it would respond "with everything we have" to any new U.S. military attack, accusing Washington and its allies...
Iranian soldier sentenced to death for refusing to fire on protesters during nationwide unrest
A young soldier who refused to obey orders to shoot protesters during one of Iran's most intense waves of nationwide...
Armed militias fire heavy machine guns through Tehran streets in deadly night attacks
Gunfire echoed through Tehran Tuesday as heavily armed militias were deployed across the Iranian capital, transforming some districts into fortified...
Iran state TV hacked to show exiled Crown Prince Pahlavi
Multiple Iranian state TV channels were hacked on Sunday amid a near-total internet shutdown to air footage of exiled Crown...
Iran accused of killing 16,500 in sweeping ‘genocide’ crackdown: report
Iranian protesters are facing their deadliest days yet as security forces unleash mass killings and executions in a sweeping crackdown...
Viral protest video against Iran’s supreme leader sparks copycat demonstrations worldwide
A viral video showing an Iranian refugee lighting a cigarette using a burning image of Iran’s supreme leader has become...
Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands killed as Trump calls for new leadership: reports
Iran’s supreme leader has publicly acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during recent anti-government protests,...
Khamenei calls Trump a ‘criminal,’ blames him for deadly protests sweeping Iran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday lashed out at President Donald Trump, labeling him a "criminal" and accusing...
Georgian demonstrators watch Iran closely as their own protests grind on
While thousands of Iranians take to the streets daily demanding the downfall of the Islamic Republic, people in the small...
Iran’s ethnic minorities could hold key to regime’s fate as protests continue
Even as the anti-regime protests seemed to slow down on Friday, experts say there is a major part of the...
Iran appears to reopen airspace after Trump says killing is ‘stopping’
Iran appeared to reopen its airspace on Thursday after a sudden overnight closure disrupted flights across the region, even as...
