A new photo of US President Donald Trump posing with a “Make Iran Great Again” hat is ramping up suspense over US intentions as protests there which Trump vowed to protect are being met with deadly force.
At least 29 protesters have been killed and more than 1,200 people arrested during nine days of nationwide protests in Iran, US-based human rights group HRANA reported on Monday.
The US capture of Nicolas Maduro, a staunch ally of Iran's theocratic rulers, has cast doubt on whether Venezuela will ever pay its reported two-billion debt to Tehran should Caracas flip into an ally of Washington.
The seizing of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro by US forces over the weekend has sharpened debates in Tehran about President Donald Trump’s endgame in Iran, as anti-government protests across the country enter a second week.
Prolonged economic exhaustion and a broader loss of confidence in the Iranian state after historic military and foreign policy setbacks in 2025 means 2026 may be the Islamic Republic's hardest ever year.
Prices of basic goods in Iran are expected to rise by 20% to 30% in the coming weeks, with sharper increases likely for chicken, eggs and cooking oil, government spokesperson said on Monday.
Money held by Iran in Venezuela has already been withdrawn, the head of the Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce said on Monday, as questions grow over Iran’s investments following the arrest and transfer of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the United States.
As protests continued across Iran for a ninth day, the foreign ministry on Monday accused the United States and Israel of interfering in Iran’s internal affairs and encouraging violence through their public statements.
Protests were held across Iran for the eighth consecutive day, with demonstrations, strikes, and student unrest reported at 222 locations across 78 cities in 26 provinces, a US-based human rights group reported, as the overall death toll rose to 20.
Protests continued across Tehran and other parts of the country on Sunday, with security forces deployed in large numbers around the capital’s main bazaar and major shopping centers as demonstrations entered their eighth day.
A social media post by a prominent Silicon Valley investor has ignited an unusual discussion among global entrepreneurs: what it would take to invest in a future Iran after the fall of the Islamic Republic.
Protests continued across Iran for a seventh day and night on Saturday, with demonstrations reported in scores of cities and a sharp rise in fatalities marking one of the most violent phases of the unrest so far.
Protests and street gatherings have been recorded in at least 174 locations across Iran over the past seven days, a rights group said, despite an intensified security crackdown aimed at curbing dissent.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his Venezuelan counterpart Ivan Gil Pinto in a phone call that Tehran supports the people and the elected government of Venezuela, Iran’s foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Iran on Saturday denounced the US military attack on Venezuela, accusing Washington of violating international law following reports that American forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation.
Within a week of the outbreak of protests in Iran against the Islamic Republic and its rulers, US President Donald Trump weighed in twice with direct comments.
US President Donald Trump’s warning to Iran's rulers over violence against protesters has triggered divided reactions among Iran’s opposition and critics, with Tehran answering the remarks by issuing counter-threats against US interests in the region.
Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday called the nationwide protests the work of foreign-backed agitators and urged a harsher crackdown, in his first public speech since demonstrations began seven days ago
Tehran snapped back into protest mode following two nights of relative quiet, shortly after Donald Trump warned the United States was “locked and loaded” to intervene if Iran kills peaceful demonstrators.
No one can say with certainty whether the current protests will spiral into a revolution. But analysts tell Eye for Iran it is becoming harder to ignore signs that Iran’s theocracy may be entering a period of repeated crises that challenge its ability to function as a state.
A phrase used by US President Donald Trump in support of Iran’s protesters carries a specific military meaning, analysts say, going beyond political rhetoric to signal a state of readiness for action.