Iran’s long-term alliance with Venezuela is now threatened now that Maduro is gone. Tehran had helped revive oil production while expanding military and intelligence operations.

Political disillusionment with a system that has proven unwilling or incapable of reform, coupled with economic stagnation, worsened by the trifecta of chronic mismanagement, deep corruption, and crippling sanctions, has driven repeated waves of nationwide protest in recent years.

Iran is witnessing widespread nationwide protests fueled by a worsening economic crisis, as rising inflation, unemployment, and a weakening currency deepen public anger. Despite strict internet and phone shutdowns imposed by authorities,

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests in Iran sparked by economic woes have now gone nationwide in the Islamic Republic, activists said Thursday, signaling both their staying power and intensity as they challenge the country's theocracy.

DUBAI, June 24 (Reuters) - Atousa joined angry protests against Iran's rulers in 2022 that loyalists like Reza helped crush. Two years on, the two young Iranians' political views remain at odds, reflecting a rift that will shape the outcome of ...

A friend of Iranian midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi was shot and killed by his country's security forces Tuesday after the team's loss to the United States at the World Cup, a group of human rights activists told The Guardian. Mehran Samak, 27, was reportedly ...

The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran's theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in Tehran but expanded elsewhere.

After nearly two weeks of demonstrations, Iran's Ayatollah publicly addresses the unrest as U.S. intel reassesses the severity of the situation.