US president instructs Department of Homeland Security not to intervene in protests in Democrat-run cities unless they ask for federal help. United States President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to avoid getting involved in protests in Democrat-run cities unless they ask for federal help. The announcement on Saturday followed weeks…
NewsFeed Police carried out mass arrests after a peaceful protest outside London prison HMP Wormwood Scrubs in support of hunger-striking detainee Umer Khalid, who is now refusing water. He is protesting charges linked to Palestine Action, a designated ‘terrorist’ group by the British government, a claim the group rejects. Published On 25 Jan 202625 Jan…
Iran’s supreme leader has for the first time publicly acknowledged that thousands of people were killed, “some in an inhuman, savage manner”, during recent protests. A violent response to protests in Iran has claimed 3,090 lives, according to US-based Iranian Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), following unrest that started over the economy on 28…
Information trickling out of Iran on Tuesday suggests that a crackdown by authorities to end more than two weeks of widespread anti-government protests has likely been far more deadly than activists outside the country have reported. With phone lines opening back up for calls from inside the Islamic Republic, two sources, including one inside Iran,…
Videos appearing to show rows of body bags of those killed in Iran have emerged as anti-regime protests across the Islamic Republic stretch into a third week. CBS News partner network the BBC counted around 180 body bags in footage taken outside a morgue in Tehran alone. Other videos posted online show protesters taking to the…
Shayan Sardarizadeh, Richard Irvine-Brown,BBC Verify, Ghoncheh Habibiazadand Sarah Namjoo,BBC Persian Watch: Protesters and security forces clash in Iran protests Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as BBC sources and activists report hundreds of protesters have now been killed in an escalating government crackdown. “Things here are very, very bad,” a…
President Masoud Pezeshkian strikes conciliatory tone in interview broadcast on state TV but accuses US and Israel of fuelling unrest that has killed dozens. Published On 11 Jan 202611 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share President Masoud Pezeshkian has pledged to overhaul Iran’s struggling economy, saying his government is “ready…
Iran has faced intense nationwide protests for two weeks, marking the largest challenge to the country’s ruling regime in years — and drawing vows from President Trump to intervene on the protesters’ behalf if they face a violent crackdown. Initially sparked by Iran‘s economic freefall and severe inflation, the protests have boiled over, with about…
Protests in Iran raged Friday night in the Islamic Republic, online videos purported to show, despite a threats from the country’s theocracy to crack down on demonstrators after shutting down the internet and cutting telephone lines off to the world. The protesters appeared to be taking encouragement from repeated declarations of support by the Trump…
Massive anti-government protests in Iran turn deadly – CBS News Watch CBS News What began as a revolt over a collapsing currency and rising prices in Iran has morphed into nationwide unrest, with dozens killed and thousands arrested. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
