Nobel Winner Ebadi, Prominent Iranians Urge Trump to Act as Crackdown Intensifies
Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi and the prominent filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf have joined senior journalists and opposition leaders in issuing a rare joint appeal to US President Donald...
IRGC Takes Foreigner Hostage on ‘Israel Spy’ Claims as Protests Escalate in Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff/Reuters
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards' intelligence wing said it had arrested a foreigner suspected of spying for Israel, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.
Protests have spread across Iran since December...
IRGC Draws ‘Red Line’ as Guards Deploy, Open Fire to Crush Iran’s Widening Protests
DUBAI, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Saturday that safeguarding security was a "red line" and the military vowed to protect public property, as the clerical establishment stepped up efforts to quell the...
Metsola: Europe Stands With Iranians Demanding Change
By Kayhan Life Staff
Roberta Metsola, the Maltese president of the European Parliament, issued a video message expressing solidarity with Iranian demonstrators. Referencing a renewed wave of civic resistance in Iran, Metsola said the world...
France, Britain, Germany Condemn Killing of Protesters in Iran, Macron’s Office Says
PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - French, British and German leaders on Friday condemned the killing of protesters in Iran and urged the Iranian authorities to restrain from violence, in a joint statement released by French President Emmanuel Macron's office.
"The Iranian...
Iran Internet Shutdown ‘Near-Total’, Says Monitoring Group
By Kayhan Life Staff / Reuters
LONDON/DUBAI, Jan. 9, 2026 (Reuters) — Iran’s internet shutdown has become “essentially near-total,” a monitoring group said on Friday, as authorities moved to curb expanding anti-government protests that have...
EU’s Kallas: Violence Against Peaceful Protesters in Iran Is Unacceptable
BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday the response of the Iranian security forces to protests is "disproportionate" and added that any violence against peaceful demonstrators is unacceptable.
"Shutting down the...
Iran Must Show Restraint Against Protesters, French Diplomatic Source Says
PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran's authorities must show maximum restraint towards protesters who have a legitimate right to demonstrate, a French diplomatic source said on Friday.
A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday, internet monitoring...
Treasury’s Bessent Says Iran Facing Precarious Moment, Economy in Trouble
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Iran's economy is facing high inflation and other challenges, partly due to U.S. sanctions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, underscoring Washington's concerns about Tehran cracking down violently...
Khamenei Lashes Out at Trump, Threatens Iranians as the Whole Country Goes Dark Online
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran was largely cut off from the outside world on Friday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb expanding protests, with phone calls not reaching the country, flights cancelled and...
