US EditionIran’s supreme leader says protesters are ‘ruining their own streets’ to please Trump
Supreme Leader Khamenei blames foreign interference amid protests sparked by economic crisis; at least 42 killed and 2,270 detained, rights groups report amid nationwide internet blackout.
- On Jan. 3, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused protesters of damaging streets to please U.S. President Donald Trump and signaled security forces would respond firmly as unrest persisted.
- Beginning Dec. 28, economic strain sparked the first protests over soaring inflation and a collapsing rial currency at 1.4 million to $1, while exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi's 8 p.m. protest calls mobilised mass demonstrations.
- Human Rights Activists News Agency reports at least 42 killed and more than 2,270 detained amid unrest, while state television and videos showed vehicles and metro stations burning in Tehran and Isfahan.
- Netblocks reported the near-total blackout, while Iranian state media alleged `terrorist agents` caused fires and airlines cancelled at least six flights to and from Dubai.
- As sanctions and recent conflict have deepened economic pain, Iran's rial collapsed to 1.4 million to $1 after a 12-day war, fueling the largest unrest since 2022-2023 and rising international pressure.
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MissoulianIranian leader signals crackdown on protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — European leaders urged Iran late Friday to allow its citizens to demonstrate without reprisal after Tehran signaled security forces would crack down on protesters, whom U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to support.
Iran digs in as protests escalate nationwide
Iran plunged into a near-total internet blackout on Friday as authorities moved to suppress the largest wave of anti-government protests in more than a decade, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei striking a defiant tone and insisting the Islamic republic "will not back down" despite mounting unrest. Crowds chanting anti-government slogans marched through major cities late on Thursday, torching official buildings and openly calling for an …
Iran's main state broadcaster today took a tougher tone in its coverage of the mass protests that have gripped the country,
Iran’s supreme leader promised Friday that his government “will not back down” in the face of protests that have shaken the country in recent weeks, setting the stage for violent repression of demonstrations that have intensified after a second day of nationwide Internet blockade. “There are people whose only job is destruction,” said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a televised speech in Tehran, the Iranian capital, where he also accused protesters of…
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