The protests have “convulsed Iran for a week,” The New York Times said, and while not yet as large as the “last two major uprisings — one in 2022 led by women and another in 2019 set off by gasoline prices — they have rattled senior officials.”

Protests continued across Iran despite the government crackdown and state media reports claiming that demonstrators have put an end to their rallies. The protests, now in their eleventh day, were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died ...

There have been at least 36 deaths and over 2,000 arrests, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

TEHRAN – Iran introduced a new pricing tier Saturday for its nationally subsidized gasoline, attempting to rein in spiraling costs for the first time since a price hike in 2019 that sparked nationwide protests and a crackdown that reportedly killed over ...

The payments are the latest step to alleviate economic pressures, but given the severity of the crisis, critics say, they are likely to do little.

Trump’s renewed warnings have added a volatile international dimension to the unrest. His comments came just days after U.S. forces captured Venezuela’s deposed president, Nicolas Maduro, following a months-long pressure campaign—an episode closely watched in Tehran.

The protest at the Grand Bazaar, the beating heart for centuries of both Iran’s economic and political life, represented the latest signal that the demonstrations likely are to continue as the country’s rial currency fell to a record low Tuesday.