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A human rights group says security forces have killed at least 224 people in Iran’s antigovernment protests ignited by death of a 22-year-old woman in custody of hijab police last month.

Young activists in Iran have formed a protest organizing group that seems to represent a new opposition force successfully issuing calls for demonstrations nationwide.

Antigovernment protests continued across Iran on Thursday with clashes reported mainly in provinces with Kurdish majority populations and western parts of the country.

Iraq’s parliament Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, who named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani prime minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock.

France said Thursday that supply of Iranian armed drones to Russia would breach UN Security Council Resolution (UNSC) 2231 endorsing the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

As antigovernment protests continue across Iran, right groups said Thursday at least seven people were killed during protests in Kurdish regions overnight.

Canada imposed a new set of sanctions against 17 Iranian individuals and three entities that have participated in or enabled gross human rights violations.

France said Thursday that any sale of Iranian drones to Russia is a violation of the UN Security Council resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear accord, the JCPOA.

Antigovernment protests in Iran are in their fourth week but the movement which many now refer to as a revolution has not yet found a leader the majority can trust.

Just days after Iran's judiciary chief called for dialogue with people, he ordered judges Thursday to issue tough sentences for the "main elements of riots," ignited after the death in custody of a young woman.

Ukrainian officials said Thursday that three Iranian-made drones were used by Russia to attack the small town of Makariv overnight targeting critical infrastructure.

Strikes by some workers of Iran's oil and petrochemical industry entered its fourth day on Thursday, as nationwide antigovernment protests continued on daily basis.

The US State Department said Wednesday that the Iran nuclear deal is “not our focus right now” amid popular protests, but it has done little to help Iranians.

As Iran's largest uprising in four decades continued for the 25th day on Wednesday, the country’s ruler Ali Khamenei pretended to be unaffected by the upheaval.

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said Wednesday that pursuing nuclear talks with Iran "is not the US' focus right now” amid the Iranians uprising against the Islamic Republic.

Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the Iranian government’s killing of children, saying any sort of violence against children is completely “unacceptable and unexplainable.”

Widespread protests across Iran Wednesday, marked by security forces' use of guns and beatings, once again showed the degree of anger against the clerical regime.

No specifics as yet have emerged over new measures against Iran the European Union is set to impose at a foreign ministers’ meeting in Luxemburg Monday.

The president of the European Commission has called on Iranian authorities to stop the violence against protesters, saying “women must be able to choose.”

While protests are raging across Iran Wednesday, Islamic Republic’s ruler Ali Khamenei called the uprising "scattered riots" designed “by the enemy.”

Former US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle have expressed solidarity with Iranian women and girls who have “inspired the world” through their protests.