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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...

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - With Iran's anti-government unrest evolving rapidly and foreign pressure mounting, the clerical establishment appears unable, for now, to tackle what has become a crisis of legitimacy at the heart of...

DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A nationwide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday, internet monitoring group NetBlocks said, as protests over economic hardships continued around the country. https://youtube.com/shorts/1Ih9SCZNef8?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/5bl9Yj4gWAM?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/-9f28ViOECM?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/62w2EWw1l_g?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/xuR2RVs2JQw?feature=share No further information on the internet outage was immediately available. Witnesses...

DUBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iran's top judge warned protesters on Wednesday there would be "no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic", while accusing Israel and the U.S. of pursuing hybrid...

DUBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, the Iranian judiciary's media outlet Mizan reported on Wednesday, naming the defendant as Ali Ardestani. Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel, Iran has executed many people...

By Kayhan Life Staff Nationwide nighttime chanting planned for January 8–9, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. On Tuesday evening, January 5, 2026, Prince Reza Pahlavi issued his first public call to action in response to a renewed...

DUBAI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - At least 25 people have been killed in Iran during the first nine days of protests that started in the bazaar of Tehran over the plunging value of the currency and soaring inflation,...

By Kayhan Life Staff and Reuters Over a dozen people have been killed in a week of unrest across Iran driven by soaring inflation, according to rights groups. Reuters confirmed the video location as Malekshahi...

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Iran's efforts to quell a wave of anti-government protests have been complicated by Donald Trump's threat to intervene on their side, a warning firmly underlined by the subsequent U.S. capture of Venezuela's...

By Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - At least 16 people have been killed during a week of unrest in Iran, rights groups said on Sunday, as protests over soaring inflation spread across the country prompting violent...