Iran: The protests, the blackout and the narrative war
Internal revolt and external pressure collide in Iran. Plus, Cory Doctorow on the AI hype machine....
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Internal revolt and external pressure collide in Iran. Plus, Cory Doctorow on the AI hype machine....
A tense calm hangs over Iran after a wave of protests drew a bloody crackdown that reportedly left thousands of people dead....
A viral video shows a woman lighting her cigarette from a burning photo of Iran's leader. Many claim it was filmed secretly in Tehran. The image is real; however, it's not from Iran....
The nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appeared increasingly smothered Thursday, a week on from authorities shutting the country off from the world and escalating a bloody crackdown that...
US President Donald Trump says Iran has halted killings and executions, citing assurances he received. Tehran denies plans for hangings as tensions remain high and airspace closures disrupt flights. F...
Airlines have been diverting flights to avoid using Iranian and Iraqi airspace. Meanwhile, Iran's top diplomat denied any plans of hanging, amid earlier reports suggesting swift executions. Follow DW....
Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on nationwide unrest, blaming alleged "terrorists" and releasing graphic descriptions of violence to justify severe legal measures against those th...
The European Union is contemplating more sanctions against Iran amid a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests that has killed thousands. But could the bloc apply more pressure on the Islamic Rep...
US President Donald Trump is expected to get a briefing over sanction options against Iran, as Washington has been threatening to act against the country. But according to US newspaper Wall Street Jou...
Euronews spoke to Ilya Hashemi, a popular online activist whose Telegram channel is a source of reliable news from within Iran, who has been among the few during the ongoing protests to cover and rela...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have led efforts to talk President Donald Trump out of a US attack on Iran, according to news reports. Turkey is also concerned about a collapse of central authority in Ir...
Donald Trump's moves against two key suppliers have revived debate over China’s fragile oil balance. With domestic output flat and oil fields aging, how much capacity — if any — exists to raise produc...
Playing a long game paid off with the Soviet Union and a similar trajectory of regime collapse could come in Tehran...
Any action against Tehran could tip regional balance further in Israel’s favour, even as some US interests are put at risk...
Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with exe...
Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...
Tehran went from ‘halal internet’ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out...
A struggling currency sparked the protests and Trump’s new tariffs on Tehran’s trade partners will only increase the pain...
Donald Trump’s sudden 25% tariff on nations trading with Iran puts Beijing squarely in the spotlight. China knows how to evade sanctions and has the muscle to retaliate. DW explores what this showdown...
Geopolitical concerns of the Gulf states have most likely prevented a US attack on Iran despite Donald Trump's promise to help the protesters....