Iran Current Events Monitor

In a large warehouse on the outskirts of Tehran, the floor is covered in dozens - or possibly hundreds - of black plastic body bags.

Donald Trump has announced fresh tariffs on Iran's trading partners in an apparent response to the rising number of people killed during recent protests.

One person was injured and a man arrested after a vehicle drove into a crowd of Iranian protesters in Los Angeles on Sunday, authorities have said.

It has cut off communication, but outsiders might help Iranians get back online

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, examines the country’s steady decay

Donald Trump promises to “rescue” Iranian protesters. How could he try?

But its main concern remains Iran’s ballistic missiles and nuclear programme

Tehran says it’s ready for “war” or dialogue as Washington weighs response to protests.

Trump administration national security officials were preparing to meet on potential responses, including a range of military options.

Iran’s rulers are not just facing a clamor from within.

Amid rising tensions, Iran’s intelligence agency says it has seized US arms and explosive equipment from 'militants'.

From a hostage crisis, a years-long war, and a nuclear dispute, Iran's struggles remain pivotal to its identity.

Iranian FM Araghchi brushes aside threats of US military action, saying it's prepared for any scenario.

Friedrich Merz says government is ‘effectively at the end’ after nearly 650 protesters reportedly killed in the ongoing crackdown Trump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US trade People in Iran: share your views on the current situation The protests, which began in Tehran on 28 December, were triggered by the collapse of the Iranian...

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Trump says countries doing business with Iran face 25% tariff on US trade Global central bank officials are reportely planning to release a coordinated statement of support for US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, after America’s top central banker was threatened with a criminal indictment. Re...

President posts online as US weighs response to situation in Iran, which is facing anti-government protests Donald Trump has said any country that does business with Iran will face a tariff rate of 25% on trade with the US, as Washington weighs a response to the situation in the country, which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years. “Effecti...

In today’s newsletter: A researcher with a focus on the region explains what’s behind deadly nationwide demonstrations and what a hardening of public opinion against the state might bring Good morning. At least 648 people have been killed by Iran’s security services during nationwide demonstrations, with more than 10,600 arrested. The unrest is widely seen a...

Despite internet blackout, a small number of Iranians are risking their lives to share messages as protests continue For most of Iran, the internet was shut off on Thursday afternoon – the most severe blackout the country has seen in years of internet shutdowns, coming after days of escalating anti-government protests. For a very small sliver of the country,...

Protests have rocked Iran, a brutal crackdown is under way and Trump has threatened to intervene. Ellie Geranmayeh on a dangerous moment for the country’s leaders Since December, protesters have been out on the streets in Iran. At first it was small shop or business owners, upset at the impossibly high cost of living and a slumping economy made worse by war,...

BENGALURU, Jan 13 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday he assumes Iran's leadership is in its "final days and weeks" as it faces widespread protests. Demonstrations in Iran have evolved from complaints about dire economic hardships to calls for the fall of the clerical establishment in the Islamic Republic. "I assume that we are now w...

Over two weeks of protests mark the most serious challenge in years to Iran's theocratic leadership in their scale and nature but it is too early to predict the immediate demise of the Islamic republic, analysts say. The demonstrations moved from protesting economic grievances to demanding a wholesale change from the clerical system that has ruled Iran since...

US President Donald Trump has options to intervene in protest-hit Iran that range from low to high risk, but choosing his course depends on him deciding his ultimate goal. It has been 10 days since Trump said the United States was "locked and loaded" and ready to "come to the rescue" if Iran's clerical state kills demonstrators who have taken to the streets...

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that any country that does business with Iran will be subjected to a tariff rate of 25% on any business conducted with the United States. "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done wit...

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that the world had to help Iranians build on protests to engineer change to free them from rule that brought evil to their own and other countries, including Ukraine. Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, described the nationwide protests gripping Iran as an "uprising". He...

By Supantha Mukherjee, Cassell Bryan-Low and Parisa Hafezi Jan 12 (Reuters) - Some Iranians are still using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service despite a nationwide communications blackout, three people inside the country said, the latest example of Starlink being used to counter internet shutdowns in geopolitical flashpoints. Iranian authorities...

Iranians could call abroad on Tuesday for the first time since communications were halted during a crackdown on nationwide protests in which activists said at least 646 people have been killed.

Iran warned the U.S. and Israel against military action as activists said at least 203 people have been killed in the nationwide protests, a toll they say is likely far higher.

President Trump has threatened Iran amid a deadly crackdown on protesters. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Holly Dagres of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about the protests.

Hundreds of protesters have been killed in Iran, rights groups say, as President Trump threatened "strong" military action.

As Iran's protests enter a third week, the country's president blames foreign powers for the unrest, and warns it will retaliate if the US intervenes militarily.

The Pentagon is presenting a wider range of strike options to the president than previously reported. Targets could include Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missile sites.

The comments came after President Trump said he was “ looking at some very strong options” to curb the Iranian authorities’ harsh repression of anti-government protests.

Despite an internet blackout, reports are emerging of a rise in deadly violence as protests spurred by economic woes have snowballed into a mass movement.

Antigovernment unrest that began two weeks ago has intensified in recent days, as has violence.

Large marches against the government occurred despite an internet blackout and threats of a severe crackdown.

Protests have rocked Iran in recent weeks, and the country’s supreme leader has threatened to escalate a crackdown on demonstrators. Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, discusses what’s fueling the protests with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold.

Live updates: Iran ‘prepared’ for war but open to US talks as more than 500 reported killed in protests CNN

Trump weighs response to Iran crackdown, Tehran says communication open with US Reuters

People in Iran describe heavy security and some damage in first calls to outside world NPR

Trump’s tariff gambit over Iran risks derailing U.S.–China trade deal CNBC

European Gas Prices Climb on Heating Demand, Iran Risks The Wall Street Journal

Iran latest: Almost 650 killed in protests, rights group says, as supreme leader issues warning to US BBC