Iran: over 2,000 protesters arrested, rights group says
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
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Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....
Security forces reportedly used tear gas on demonstrators at the Tehran Grand Bazaar as they held a sit-in. The protests, triggered by rising cost of living, are now into their 10th day....
President Donald Trump said the US is "locked and loaded," but analysts told DW that more violence wouldn't help protesters....
At the end of 2025, many Iranian merchants closed their shops to protest rampant inflation. At the start of 2026, the government faces further fallout from sanctions, economic crisis and environmental...
A volunteer security official was reportedly also killed during the clashes. As Iran slips deeper into economic crisis, the unrest, which began Sunday in Tehran, has spread to other cities....
Students demonstrated at several universities in Iran, semi-official media reported, after demos by shopkeepers and bazaar merchants moved the president to announce plans for talks with protesters onl...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss Gaza and Iran. The meeting comes as the second phase in the Gaza ceasefire looms. DW has more....
The Israeli Prime Minister will meet US President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss Gaza and Iran. The meeting comes as the second phase in the Gaza ceasefire looms. DW has more....
Colombian President Gustavo Petro vowed to "take up arms" after US President Donald Trump threatened him and accused him of drug trafficking. The tensions follow the capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Mad...
Protests in Iran began days before the new year and have spread nationwide to more than 170 locations in 25 provinces. With increasing discontent over the faltering economy and protesters now chanting...
Protesters gathered in major European cities in solidarity with the ongoing demonstrations in Iran amid a communications blackout. Protests erupted in Tehran and across Iran two weeks ago over dire ec...
Saeed Laylaz, an economist and adviser to former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, spoke to Euronews about Iran, from the country's economic situation to the downfall of Nicolás Maduro, one of Tehra...
President weighs potential intervention in Islamic republic amid intensifying crackdown...
The son of Iran's last shah is positioning himself as a voice of transition as protests continue across the country. But Reza Pahlavi's role in a democratic Iran remains to be seen....
Protests challenging the regime have continued in defiance of a clampdown by Iran's clerical rulers. Emigrant Iranians were seen protesting across cities in Europe. DW has the latest....
Hundreds of protesters have been killed in demonstrations over the past two weeks, according to rights groups and local sources in Iran, FRANCE 24 Observers journalist Ershad Alijani reported, noting ...
The internet is down across most of Iran as the ongoing protests escalate towards a potential turning point in the country's history....
Mass protests over the dire economic situation in Iran continue to grow across the country. Iranian authorities have imposed an internet blackout in a bid to quell the unrest. DW has more....
The demonstrations, which were triggered by anger over the rising cost of living, have been met with a crackdown by Iran's Islamic Republic government. Germany's foreign minister condemned violence ag...
Protests sparked by economic hardship have spread across Iran, in the biggest wave of dissent in three years....