Crown Prince Pahlavi calls for nationwide strike as Iran protests enter fourth day
"Your presence in the streets across Iran has kindled the flame of a national revolution," the royal wrote in a message shared on X/Twitter.
Middle East
Netanyahu says Iran trying to rebuild nuclear, ballistic missile capabilities after June war
Lebanese military boasts it collected weapons from Palestinian camps
Tear gas and arrests: Iranian regime continues crackdown on protesters amid economic unrest
Erdogan calls Israel's recognition of Somaliland 'illegal,' unveils plans for Somalia
Erdogan said Turkey plans offshore energy drilling off Somalia's coast in 2026 and will add two new drilling vessels.
Syrian security forces impose curfew in Latakia following deadly protests, violence
Security forces reinforced their deployment in a number of neighborhoods in Latakia city on the Mediterranean coast, which witnessed riots on Monday that injured about a dozen people.
UAE voluntarily pulls counterterrorism units from Yemen following comprehensive assessment
It said the decision came after a comprehensive assessment following recent developments.
US, partner forces kill or capture 25 ISIS operatives in Syria during December ops
At least seven ISIS members were killed, while the rest were captured. The operations also led to the destruction of four ISIS weapons caches.
An uncertain Tehran responds to Trump-Netanyahu meeting with war rhetoric - analysis
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) stated “it would stand firmly against any unrest or territorial aggression, warning adversaries against miscalculation.”
Putin speaks with Iran president on nuclear program, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
Iran opens dialogue with protest leaders after demonstrations over plunge in currency value
President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a social media post late on Monday that he had asked the interior minister to listen to "legitimate demands" of protesters.
Yemen airstrikes show national security is red line that Saudi Arabia won't let UAE cross -analysis
The Houthis targeted Riyadh for years until Saudi Arabia was able to secure a kind of ceasefire in Yemen and also reconcile with Iran over the last few years.
Is Iran’s Tiananmen moment a sign bazaar protests will topple the regime? - analysis
As protests sweep Iran, a powerful image likened to Tiananmen's ‘Tank Man’ surfaces, echoing the bazaari class’s historic defiance amid economic collapse and rising calls for regime change.
Haibat al-Halbousi elected Iraq’s parliament speaker as new legislature convenes
Iraq continues to face challenges as it navigates between the Iranian influence on the country and a push by the US and others to roll back Iranian-backed militias.
