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Threats by US President Donald Trump have been coming in thick and fast of possible strikes on Iran if it kills more protesters even as demonstrations swelled in Tehran and other parts of the country against the theocratic regime, ailing economy, and falling currency

US, Israel will be targets if America strikes: Iran

January 11, 2026, 01:38 PM - 4 min read

Following reports of US President Donald Trump weighing an attack on Iran amidst growing protests in the country, Iranian Parliament Speaker, Bagher Qalibaf, warned US against any such misadventures, saying US and Israeli military will not be spared

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On Saturday, Trump said Iran will have “hell to pay” if it kills more protesters in its clampdown even as internet services remain suspended in the country

Trump mulling strikes on Iran: Sources

January 11, 2026, 11:29 AM - 3 min read

Report by officials in Washington who are privy to the goings-on have indicated that Trump is being regularly briefed on the updates coming in from Iran as the death toll in the violence surrounding the protests increases to at least 116, with thousands others detained

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Anti-government chants filled the air in the streets of Iran on Saturday night as the movement gained traction, with people now asking for theocracy to be ousted in the country that has been battling hyper-inflation and falling value of the currency, especially due to US sanctions

Protests surge in Iran amid internet clampdown; death toll rises

January 11, 2026, 08:18 AM - 3 min read

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has offered estimates in previous rounds of unrest as well, said at least 116 people have died as a result of violence surrounding the demonstrations that have been swelling for two weeks now

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Earlier in the day, the country’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of ousted Shah, called on the Iranian people to step-up demonstrations and appealed to the US President Donald Trump to “be prepared to intervene to help the people of Iran”

US to blame for violent Iran protests: Iranian ambassador to UN

January 10, 2026, 08:40 AM - 2 min read

The country’s United Nations ambassador told the Security Council on Friday in a letter that the United States is to blame for the “transformation of peaceful protests into violent, subversive acts and widespread vandalism

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US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency has claimed the violence has killed at least 42 people, while 2,270 have been detained

Iran state TV warns of ‘casualties’ as protests escalate

January 9, 2026, 02:27 PM - 3 min read

The regime cut off internet on Friday as demonstrations became large scale after Iranian Crown Prince in exile, Reza Pahalvi, called for protests and Thursday and Friday

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Prior to Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, the rial was broadly stable, trading at around 70 to USD 1. At the time of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, USD 1 traded for 32,000 rials

Iran on edge, internet shut down as protests escalate

January 9, 2026, 08:42 AM - 2 min read

Internet access and telephone lines were cut out in Iran after escalation in protests on Thursday night following a call by the country’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for mass demonstrations

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Mohseni-Ejei’s remarks come in the wake of United States President Donald Trump’s recent threats against Iran “violently killing peaceful protesters”, which Trump said “is their custom”, and warned that “the United States of America will come to their rescue”.

Iran vows severe punishment for US-backed ‘collaborators’

January 8, 2026, 03:28 PM - 3 min read

The chief justice of Iran, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, said there will be no leniency for those who help the “enemy” against the Iranian government

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The protests stemmed from spiralling inflation after the Iranian rial lost much of its value against the dollar.

17 killed, 582 held in Iran protests

January 5, 2026, 03:22 PM - 2 min read

Iran’s reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian ordered the interior ministry to take a ‘kind and responsible’ approach towards protesters

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The latest protests are being touted as the biggest in the country since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered angry nationwide demonstrations. Amini had been detained over not wearing her hijab, or headscarf, to the liking of the local ‘moral police’

Protests in Iran against ailing economy turn deadly, 7 dead

January 2, 2026, 08:37 AM - 3 min read

The fatalities, two on Wednesday and five on Thursday, occurred in four cities, largely home to Iran’s Lur ethnic group

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