Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Iran Vows to Strike Back if U.S. Attacks

By Parisa Hafezi, Rami Ayyub and Maayan Lubell DUBAI/JERUSALEM, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Tehran on Sunday threatened to retaliate against Israel and U.S. bases in the event of U.S. strikes on Iran, delivering the warning to Washington as...

Millions Rally Across Iran After New Protest Calls by Prince Reza Pahlavi

By Kayhan London and Kayhan Life Staff Millions of Iranians poured into the streets across the country on Jan. 10 after a renewed call to protest by Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince and son...

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 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...

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...
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Iran Protests Go National as Clerics Face a Legitimacy Crisis

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...
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Iran Cuts Internet Nationwide as People Across the Country Voice Support for the Shah

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...