Widespread protests across Iran, fueled by economic collapse and rising inflation, challenge the theocracy. Weakening alliances, US warnings, and past unrest exacerbate tensions, raising concerns over stability and the future of the regime.

The United States launched attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran on June 21, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social, as the Israel-Iran war entered the second week. The attack comes after an air war between Israel and Iran broke out on June 12 ...

US House panel says Iran protesters 'claiming cities'

Iran has warned that statements and actions from the U.S. amount not just to economic pressure but to a broader campaign of interference, combining sanctions, information warfare, and threats of force, which it says violates international law and targets Iran’s sovereignty and internal stability.

1978 – Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 – The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran, after 14 years in exile, to lead the ...

Here’s a look at Iran’s nuclear capabilities. 1958 - Iran joins the IAEA. 1967 - The Tehran Nuclear Research Center, which includes a small reactor supplied by the United States, opens. 1968 - Iran signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Mid-1970s ...