https://abc7.com/post/trump-top-iranian-officials-exchange-threats-protests-roiling-iran/18341564/
Jan 2, 2026 - President Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic.
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https://metro.co.uk/video/iranian-journalist-breaks-recounting-stories-young-lives-lost-protests-3587855/
Iranian journalist breaks down recounting stories of young lives lost in protests
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https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-883038
The flow of information from Iran has been hampered by an internet blackout since Thursday amid the most expansive protests against the country's clerical...
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https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1609448/new-footage-of-the-aftermath-after-person-drove-u-haul-truck-into-iranian-protests/
New footage of the aftermath after person drove U-Haul truck into Iranian protests in Los Angeles, California, injuring several people.
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https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/video/2026/01/12/iranian-authorities-brutally-repressing-protests
Iranian authorities have unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters across the country since December 28, 2025, marked by security forces’ unlawful use of...
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/iran-protests-iranian-airspace-reopens-amid-fears-us/story?id=129233673
Jan 15, 2026 - "Treasury will use every tool to target those behind the regime’s tyrannical oppression of human rights,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a...
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https://news.sky.com/video/iranian-rapper-escaped-deadly-protests-13494682
Meraj Tehrani has been documenting protests in Tehran on his social media.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11597123/iran-protests-donald-trump-threats/
Jan 2, 2026 - U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4393661/iran-protests-economy-inflation/
Jan 2, 2026 - The protests come as Iran's currency reached an all-time low compared to the U.S. dollar and the cost of living has soared in recent weeks.
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https://content.iranintl.com/sexual-violence-Iran-forces-systematic-abuse-2022-protests/index.html
Weaponizing sexual violence: Iranian forces' systematic abuse to suppress 2022 protests
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https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/iranian-rapper-escaping-protests-chaos-129277718
Meraj Tehrani is asking the international community to help the protesters in Iran who "want a better life."
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https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iran-protest-video-marching/
Demonstrations in Iran commenced at the end of 2025 and continued into 2026 amid increasing frustration at the Islamic republic's government.
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https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/iran-revolt-mahsa-amini-protests-exposed-regime-opposition-failures
Hamid Dabashi charts Iran's revolutionary history and interrogates the promise of freedom claimed by the Islamic Republic and pro-western expats
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https://www.foxnews.com/video/6387760414112
Jan 15, 2026 - Former Deputy National Security Advisor KT McFarland joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the economic crisis in Iran as the country downplays the...
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https://www.watoday.com.au/world/middle-east/if-the-world-cares-they-will-act-shah-s-son-appeals-for-iran-strikes-as-protests-fade-20260117-p5nupc.html
Jan 16, 2026 - In appeals directed to Iran and the world but aimed chiefly at US President Donald Trump, Reza Pahlavi pitched himself as the obvious person to transition Iran...
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https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-01-13/Iranian-FM-alleges-U-S-Israel-behind-violence-linked-to-protests-1JTCPkT0Gru/p.html
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that the situation in Iran is "under total control" following violence linked to...
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4418307/iranian-protests-testing-tehran-grip-power/
Jan 14, 2026 - The protests in Iran pose a greater risk to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei than previous iterations, though regime change is still not certain.
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https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/iranian-scholars-fear-tougher-clampdown-protests-spread
Campuses closed in attempt to quell unrest, with experts warning of risk of further brain drain unless protests deliver meaningful political change
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https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/what-makes-the-iranian-protests-different-this-time
Jan 10, 2026 - Isaac Chotiner interviews Fatemeh Shams, an associate professor of Persian literature at the University of Pennsylvania, about the recent protests in Iran.
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https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2026/0110/Iranian-protests-intensify-amid-blackout-and-crackdown
Jan 10, 2026 - Tehran warned demonstrators could face death-penalty charges, while President Donald Trump said the U.S. “stands ready to help” protesters.
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https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/16/putin-holds-first-talks-with-iranian-israeli-leaders-amid-mass-protests-and-us-threats-a91695
Jan 17, 2026 - President Vladimir Putin spoke with the leaders of Iran and Israel on Friday, marking his first public reaction to the latest tensions in the Middle East amid...
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