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Threats to Iran spike 'volatility': UN official

Until Wednesday, the United States was threatening military action against Iran should it carry out the death penalty against people arrested over the protests -- and Washington's envoy to the...

Authoritarian regimes collapse suddenly, but Iran is being held together by the IRGC

Authoritarian regimes collapse suddenly, but Iran is being held together by the IRGC

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Guardians of power: Special forces that keep autocrats in control

A Lufthansa plane moves on the tarmac at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, near Rome, Italy, 23 September 2024. Photo: Reuters

European airlines continue to avoid Iran and Iraq despite airspace reopening

A general view shows the Novorossiysk Fuel Oil Terminal (NMT) in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, Russia May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Natalya Chumakova/File Photo

Oil prices drop 3% after Trump comments on Iran

US President Donald Trump looks on as he delivers remarks on the US economy and affordability at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, US December 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump says killings in Iran subsiding as experts warn on military intervention

File photo of US President Donald Trump pointing on 15 June 2025. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Trump questions Reza Pahlavi's ability to garner support in Iran

Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran minister says 'there is no plan for hanging' when asked about protests

US President Donald Trump walks out of the Oval Office towards Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

US will take 'very strong action' if Iran hangs protesters: Trump

Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on 9 January 2026. Photo: Reuters

Iran protest death toll jumps to 2,571

Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Why Iran's clerical establishment still holds as protests rage

The protests that erupted from Tehran’s bazaars over prices and shortages quickly became a nationwide revolt. Photo: Collected

Iran and the danger of mistaking exhaustion for nostalgia

Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value in Tehran, Iran, on 8 January 2026. Photo: Handout via Reuters

Iran official says 2,000 people killed in unrest