Firefighters work at the site after an Israeli strike on Al-Khiyam, in the Nabatieh Governorate, southern Lebanon, on January 3. The Lebanese Health Ministry said at least three people were injured in the strike that was targeting Hezbollah in the area. Photo by EPA BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 21 (UPI) -»»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Iranian women's rights activist and journalist Masih Alinejad said Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "is scared of" US President Donald Trump and called for the Iranian leader's targeted killing. "Kill Ali Khamenei the way that you kill[ed] Qassem Soleiman»»»

US President Donald Trump has said he issued “very strict” instructions for the United States to “wipe Iran off the face of the earth” if the country attempts to carry out threats to assassinate him. In an interview with News Nation to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration, a portion of wh»»»

The number of people killed in protests against the Iranian regime has been rising since demonstrations began in late December. An NGO reported on January 20 that more than 4,500 people had been killed. However, it added that the figure was provisional because a nationwide internet blackout meant t»»»

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has issued "very firm instructions" for Iran to be destroyed if the country carries out threats to assassinate him, NewsNation reported on January 21. In recent days, Iranian of»»»

Warning: this story contains graphic content which some readers might find distressing Hundreds of photos revealing the faces of those killed during Iran's violent crackdown on anti-government protests have been leaked to BBC Verify. The pictures, which are too graphic to show without blurring, rev»»»

Iran's foreign minister issued the most direct threat yet Wednesday against the United States after Tehran's bloody crackdown on protesters, warning the country will be “firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack." The comments by Abbas Araghchi, who saw his invitation to t»»»

A spokesman for Iran’s armed forces on Tuesday warned US President Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, days after Trump called for an end to Khamenei’s nearly 40-year reign. “Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extended toward our leader,»»»

Iran's national police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan on Monday issued an ultimatum to young people "deceived" into joining the "riots" to turn themselves in for more lenient punishment. The protests constituted the biggest challenge to the Iranian leadership in years, with the full scale of»»»

VIENNA: In the wake of spiraling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests, analysts warn that the internal upheaval affecting the Iranian theocracy could carry nuclear proliferation risks. While in recent days US President Donald Trump seemed to have b»»»

Iran's top police officer issued an ultimatum on Monday to protesters who joined what authorities have deemed "riots", saying they must hand themselves in within three days or face the full force of the law. But the government also pledged to tackle economic hardships that sparked the demonstration»»»

Iran's Foreign Minister will not attend the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos following the deaths of civilians during recent protests in the country, the forum announced. "Although he was invited last autumn,»»»

The leaders of Iran’s executive, legislative, and judicial authorities, President Masoud Pezeshkian, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and Ayatollah Gholam-Hussein Mohseni Ejei, have issued a joint message to the Iranian people, praising their “awareness and vigilance in thwarting enemy plots targeting Iran»»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Sunday that any attack on the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be tantamount to war. US President Donald Trump had on Saturday described the ayatollah as "a sick man", saying it was "time to look for new leadership in Iran". Ir»»»

Iran may lift its internet blackout in a few days, a senior parliament member said on Monday, after authorities shut communications while they used massive force to crush protests in the worst domestic unrest since ​the 1979 revolution. In the latest sign of weakness in the authorities' control, st»»»

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Iran has prevailed over the US by curbing the violent protests that gripped the country, the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said. Demonstrations erupted throughout Iran in late December over high inflation and other economic troubles, but soon evolved into broader an»»»

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in his secret hideout these days, knows he is now a marked man. He will not be sitting on his veranda anytime soon. When discussing what the United States might do next to help the protesters in Iran, US President Trump has mentioned Qassem Soleimani a»»»

Thousands in the United States staged large demonstrations Sunday denouncing the Iranian government's deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in Iran. Several thousand people marched in Los Angeles, home to the world's largest Iranian diaspora, while several hundred others gathered in New Yo»»»

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has shocked the world by admitting thousands were killed in anti-regime protests. Khamenei has put the blame squarely on the US President Donald Trump, tagging him as a "criminal" instigator. Human right group HRANA reported 3,000+ dead, 24,000 detained »»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that any attack on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would constitute "all-out war" with the Iranian nation, The Iranian president posted the statement in response to repo»»»

Limited internet access has returned in Iran, a monitor said Sunday, 10 days after authorities imposed a communications blackout that rights groups have said was aimed at masking a violent protest crackdown that killed thousands. Iran's president warned that an attack on the country's supreme leade»»»

A US-based activist agency said Sunday that it has verified at least 3,766 deaths during a wave of protests that swept Iran and led to a bloody crackdown and fears the number could be significantly higher. The Human Rights Activists News Agency posted the revised figure, increasing its previous tol»»»

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on Sunday that any attack on the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei would mean a declaration of war. "An attack on the great leader of our country is tantamount to a full-scale war with the Iranian nation," Pezeshkian said in a post on X in an apparent »»»

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces have identified and arrested the ringleaders and terrorist elements involved in recent foreign-linked riots in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan Province, confiscating various types of lethal weapons from them. In a statement released on Sunday, the deputy »»»

The US Secret Service is on high alert following threats against President Donald Trump, highlighting the extraordinary measures required for presidential travel. Wherever the President goes, a fortified protective team accompanies him, supported by elite military and law enforcement assets. His sa»»»

Iranian authorities have said they are considering "gradually" restoring internet access after imposing a sweeping communications shutdown across the country more than a week ago, local media reported. On Sunday morning, AFP was able to connect to the internet from its Tehran office, though the vas»»»

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for "domestic criminals" to face swift punishment, accusing "seditionists" of being responsible for the death of thousands of people during the recent protest wave. Rights groups have put the death toll of the government's crackdown in the thousan»»»

Dubai: President Donald Trump on Saturday openly called for an end to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s 37-year rule, escalating US rhetoric against Iran’s leadership even as nationwide protests appear to have waned following a deadly crackdown that rights groups say killed thousands. “It’s time to look for»»»

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded US President Donald Trump a "criminal" for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths. In a speech broadcast by state television, Khamenei said the protests had left "several thousand" peop»»»

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday said authorities “must break the back of the seditionists” involved in nationwide demonstrations that prompted a brutal government crackdown. According to rights groups, at least 3,000 people have been killed in the protests. Read our li»»»

Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has accused the US and Donald Trump of being responsible for "casualties, damage and slander" in his country during recent protests. In a speech on Saturday, Khamenei acknowledged that thousands of people had been killed during recent unrest, "some in »»»

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei described US President Donald Trump as the main culprit for the killings and destruction in recent foreign-linked riots, stressing that the Iranian nation broke the back of the sedition by unity. The Leader was addressing thousands o»»»

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Iran is facing a sweeping security crackdown after a wave of arrests and the heavy deployment of forces in Tehran and other cities, as residents and a rights group said protests have largely abated under the weight of the clampdown. Accounts from residents in the capital described a cautious calm s»»»

The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world to help protesters topple Iran's government, saying he is confident "the Islamic Republic will fall - not if, but when". Reza Pahlavi, an opposition leader based in the US, called for "surgical" strikes on Iran's Revolutionary G»»»

A Tehran resident who took part in the protests that have roiled Iran before fleeing the country has described a deadly crackdown – with security forces firing indiscriminately at protesters with machine guns and assault rifles – in an exc»»»

Ali Larijani, seen here as Iran's Parliamentary speaker in 2012, was sanctioned by the United States on Thursday. He is currently secretary of Iran's Supreme Council for National Security. Photo Maryam Rahmanian/UPI | License Photo Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The United States has sanctioned five Iranian secu»»»

Iranians participated in a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. The rally was held in Tehran in response to the recent anti-government unrest, expressing opposition to the U.S. and Israel, and showing support for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo by Iranian Leader's Press Off»»»

Iranians began taking to the streets in late December. What initially began with protests against the spiralling cost of living has grown into a nationwide protest movement against the country's theocracy led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In response, authorities have cracked down hard. Will thes»»»

The wave of protests in Iran is showing signs of gradual decline. The number of people on the streets is decreasing, there are fewer areas of instability, and state institutions are slowly regaining control over the situation. This suggests that the protests have reached their peak and unrest is gr»»»

Iran's judiciary has denied it scheduled the execution of a man arrested in connection with the country's recent protests. Norway-based Kurdish human rights organisation Hengaw said earlier this week that the family of Erfan Soltani, 26, had been told he faced execution on Wednesday, only days afte»»»

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would "watch it and see" about threatened military action. Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on p»»»

President Donald Trump says Tehran has "no plan" to execute protesters, but still hasn't ruled out US military action against the country over its violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. The US and UK are both reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, while off»»»

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would "watch it and see" about threatened military action. Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to the aid of the Iranian people over the crackdown on p»»»