RFE/RL's Radio Farda breaks through government censorship to deliver accurate news and provide a platform for informed discussion and debate to audiences in Iran.
US President Donald Trump said Washington may intervene as the deadly crackdown on protests continued in Iran. Tehran says it is ready to hold talks but is also "fully prepared for war," while experts say a US response could include military and economic measures.
US military action against Iran appears to be back on the policy agenda in Washington amid the increasingly deadly crackdown on protesters in cities and towns across the country.
Videos show funeral processions in Tehran for those killed during recent protests, as families chant slogans against Iran's supreme leader. Human rights groups say hundreds have been killed in a crackdown by security forces amid a digital blackout.
US President Donald Trump said the Iranian leadership called to seek talks with Washington in the face of his threats of military action in response to Tehran's brutal crackdown of mass anti-government protesters.
In a video posted on social media on January 11, scores of bodies can be seen outside a morgue in Tehran as deadly anti-government protests continue across Iran. Investigations by RFE/RL’s Radio Farda indicate that Iranian security forces have fired live ammunition at civilians during the protests.
With Iran currently experiencing a dayslong digital blackout, RFE/RL's Radio Farda has been in touch with Iranians outside the country who can't reach their families because of the shutdown back home. For safety reasons, some of those who responded asked to remain anonymous.
Anti-government protests in Iran continued for a 15th straight day on January 11, with demonstrators gathering on the streets of Tehran as a harsh security crackdown intensified and the number of reported deaths continued to rise.
Iranian protesters showed no letup as the country entered the 15th straight day of anti-government protests despite a mounting crackdown by security personnel and as the West, led by US President Donald Trump, intensified pressure on the hard-line rulers in Tehran.
Tens of thousands of people protested for the 14th straight night in more than 100 Iranian cities as authorities appeared to be intensifying their crackdown, and US President Donald Trump led an intensification of pressure on Tehran.
Protesters took to the streets of Tehran on January 9 for the 13th consecutive night of anti-government demonstrations that have spread across the country. News of the latest protests was limited by an Internet blackout, a move Amnesty International said was meant to conceal human rights abuses.
Protests in Iran have grown to their biggest in several years as crowds flood streets in major cities, small towns, and neighborhoods across Tehran but Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remained defiant on January 9.
Iran is witnessing the largest antiestablishment protests since the latest round of demonstrations erupted on December 28. As the protests snowball, the tactics of the protesters are also shifting.
Videos shared with RFE/RL's Radio Farda on January 8 show mass protests taking place across the Iranian capital. Meanwhile, observers were reporting Internet outages across the country, blocking citizens from sharing information about the ongoing unrest.
Anti-government protesters in Iran's Fars Province toppled a statue honoring deceased Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, the former head of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), as demonstrations continued for an 11th night on January 7.
Unrest in Iran triggered by economic grievances has transformed into antiestablishment protests. Activists in Iran tell RFE/RL that the world should support the protests and that the Islamic republic has got to go, but without foreign military intervention.
The US raid in Venezuela has shaken Tehran. Experts warn Maduro’s fall signals that Iran’s supreme leader could face similar pressure, breaking the “untouchable” taboo and raising loyalty costs for elites amid deadly protests.
Iranian security forces shot and reportedly killed protesters as demonstrations continue across the country.
The death toll and number of arrests rose further in Iran as protests sparked by the country's worst economic crisis in years continued for an eighth straight day on January 4.
There were clashes between protesters and police on the streets of the Iranian city of Yasuj on January 3 as demonstrations continued across the country for a seventh straight night. Protests were sparked by skyrocketing inflation, an energy crisis, and the collapse of Iran's currency.
Iranian security forces arrested several protesters as mass demonstrations continued into their sixth night on January 2 in multiple cities. Several protesters were killed after thousands took to the streets over the collapse of Iran's currency, soaring inflation, and an energy crisis.
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