Iran protests

Turkey opposes foreign intervention in Iran, Erdogan tells Iran's Pezeshkian

In a statement, the Turkish presidency said the leader had discussed the latest developments in Iran, after the worst domestic unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacts during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.
Iranian flags with Reza Pahlavi and the Eiffel Tower in the background, in Paris, France, January 18, 2026

European Parliament adopts resolution condemning Iran’s brutal treatment of protesters

Fires are lit as protesters rally on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iranian unrest creates opening for US, partners in Central Asia- opinion

The remains of the Shemiran-e-Nou Mosque, which was set on fire during the protests on January 8th and 9th on January 21, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Islamic regime's crackdown on Iran protests 'unsustainable,' ex-CIA chief says


Iran set to execute 26-year-old protester on Wednesday without trial

While an estimated 2,000 people have been killed in anti-Islamic regime protests in recent weeks, Erfaneh Soltani is the first protester to be sentenced to execution.

26-year-old Iranian protester Erfaneh Soltani who is set to be executed by the Islamic regime on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

WATCH: 'One death is too much': Trump addresses Iranian protests in Detroit speech

US president: I have cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials until senseless killing of protesters stops • Trump to convene US officials on potential strikes on Iran

US President Donald Trump walks, ahead of boarding the Marine One helicopter to depart the White House for travel to Detroit, Michigan, in Washington, DC, US, January 13, 2026

When Iranians appeal to Israel and America, inaction becomes a choice - comment

When Iranians themselves are beaten, imprisoned, and brutally murdered as they stand in the streets, they do not look to Brussels or Paris. They look to the two actors the regime itself fears most.

Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.

UK will not proscribe IRGC as terror org, preferring sanctions instead, Business Sec. confirms

UK Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the British government conducted a review of the IRGC, but that the idea of proscribing it isn't appropriate for a foreign state organization.

Demonstrators gather as Stop the Hate UK holds a protest calling on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to support the Iranian people, proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and free Iran from the Islamic Republic, outside Downing Street, London, Britain, January 11, 2026.

Netanyahu convenes Israel's security cabinet on Gaza ceasefire's Phase II

Israel’s Security Cabinet met to discuss Phase II of the Gaza peace plan amid ongoing Iranian protests. The progression hinges on Hamas disarming and returning the remains of the final hostage.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes a security cabinet meeting on April 6, 2023

Anti-Zionist British MP alleges Netanyahu using Iran protests as pretext for military intervention

Zarah Sultana claimed that Netanyahu's "genocidal government" is "cynically exploiting" the Iranian protests to bring about regime change.

Zarah Sultana joins a pro-Palestine protest outside the Your Party conference on November 30, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

The Squad’s selective feminism fails Iranian women, too - comment

If your outrage depends on who's holding the gun rather than who's under it, you're not practicing human rights. You are involved in politics while claiming to support human rights.

 ‘THE SQUAD’ – US Reps. Ayanna Pressley (from left), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib hold a news conference on Capitol Hill in 2019

Iran admits at least 3,000 killed in protest crackdown, UN dismayed by 'horrific violence'

"This cycle of horrific violence cannot continue. The Iranian people and their demands for fairness, equality and justice must be heard," Volker Turk said.

Mourners carry a coffin during a funeral procession for members of security forces and civilians said to be killed in protests on Sunday, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab from a video released on January 11, 2026.

FM Araghchi says Iran will respond congruently to EU diplomat ban, claims Israel involved in unrest

“We will never allow terrorist agents and terrorist groups, especially those directed from abroad and particularly by Israel, to continue their actions," Iranian FM Araghchi told Al Jazeera.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, September 9, 2025.

Iran’s digital blackout is the regime’s last gamble – but it’s already failing - opinion

The regime’s decision on January 8 to impose a near-total digital blackout is not a technical response to unrest, but, rather, a political act, taken because the regime believes control is slipping.

Iranians are seen protesting and blocking roads across Iran, on January 8, 2025