On Thursday, the United Nations Security Council convened on Iran at the request of the United States, featuring a powerful address by Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad. "President Obama was looking to open the doors of diplomacy to a regime whose language of negotiating with its own people is guns and bullets,

The death toll amid growing protests in Iran is believed to be in the thousands, with an Iranian official putting the figure at 2,000 but human rights groups estimating those numbers could be far higher.

The United States stands by the “brave people of Iran,” and President Donald Trump "has made it clear all options are on the table to stop the slaughter," U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz told the U.

Starlink is illegal in Iran, but people are still using the satellite internet service to get around the government's internet shutdown.

Demonstrations in Iran commenced at the end of 2025 and continued into 2026 amid increasing frustration at the Islamic republic's government.

President Trump has ramped up his threats against Iran’s leadership in recent days as the death toll from the crackdown against protests has risen sharply, and specifically warned of action should it start to execute protesters. "If they hang them, you're going to see some things,” he said.

At least 544 people have been killed in anti-government protests across Iran, according to data published on Sunday by the Human Rights Activists News Agency.

Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days Tuesday after authorities severed communications during a crackdown on nationwide protests that activists say killed at least 646 people.

About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest.

Iranian American whose father was killed by regime reveals how Donald Trump's leadership inspires protesters seeking Reza Pahlavi's return to power.

A bleak picture of what happened is emerging via phone interviews, smuggled messages from encrypted communication set up by activists, and testimonies.