Masoud Pezeshkian

This struggle has increased substantially following threats by President Trump, in which he said that America was "locked and loaded" to assist protestors if they were attacked by government forces.

Shopkeepers, students, and Iranians from all segments of society have taken to the streets as Iran’s rial has lost nearly half its value against the dollar in 2025.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

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.

The Iranian president added that Tehran faces a worse threat than its war with Iraq in the 1980s, and that Tehran is better equipped to give "a more decisive response" militarily to its adversaries.

In extreme cases, a president can be removed, but only with the backing of the judiciary and, ultimately, the approval of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian's trip is part of a broader Iranian outreach to countries in Central Asia, including Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

The government has identified the underdeveloped Makran region in southeastern Iran as a possible new capital. No timeline for the move has been announced. 

“There would be no need for Israel to intervene,” Pezeshkian said, urging rival factions to avoid polarization and “stand firmly behind him.”

Tehran's dams are failing due to decades of human error, not just climate change. The deepening water crisis risks nationwide protests, fueling opposition plans for a new government.

A senior Israeli official suggests the need to act before Trump's presidency concludes, as tensions rise over Iran's nuclear and missile programs.