The U.S. and Canada are urging their citizens to leave Iran immediately as Iranians send urgent pleas for help and describe the violence inflicted by security forces.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had been told that killings in Iran’s crackdown on protests were easing and that he believed there was no current plan for large-scale executions, adopting a wait‑a...

Trump had earlier threatened "very strong action" against Iran if the government executed protesters, after reports emerged that a 26-year-old man who had been arrested during the height of the demons...

Earlier this week, rights organization Hengaw reported ​that 26-year-old Essam Soltani, arrested in connection with protests in the city of Karaj, was due to be executed on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump says killings in Iran’s crackdown are easing and mass executions are unlikely, but he has not ruled out US military action.

The speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Tuesday that Tehran will “set the region on fire” – a very strong message for the US’s allies in the region.

Protests in Iran began on Dec. 28, 2025.

Despite Iran's nationwide protests and years of external pressure, there are as yet no signs of fracture ‌in ​the Islamic Republic's security elite that could bring an end to one ‌of the world's most ...

The activist group said 2,403 of the dead were protesters and 147 were government-affiliated.