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'Am I Dreaming?' Some Iranians Celebrate in Streets

But mourners also emerge in Tehran after death of Khamenei

(Newser) - After Iranian state TV confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , the news led to competing public demonstrations of mourning and jubilation in Tehran and other Iranian cities, reports Reuters . State TV showed mourners clad in black, some of them weeping and carrying photos of Khamenei in a...

Iran: 'Operation Epic Fury' Kills Dozens at Girls School

Reported strike comes amid wider US-Israeli attacks against Iran, Iran's retaliatory moves

(Newser) - A girls elementary school in southern Iran was hit in a Saturday airstrike that local officials say killed at least 63 students, as US-Israeli attacks on the country, deemed "Operation Epic Fury," widened. The Middle East Eye reports that the strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in the...

Amid Strikes on Iran, a Search for Its Supreme Leader

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly moved to 'secure' site outside Tehran as US, Israel attack

(Newser) - Questions mounted on Saturday over the whereabouts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after US and Israeli forces carried out daytime strikes on the Iranian capital of Tehran, with an early hit reported near his central offices there, per NDTV . A source told Reuters that Khamenei had already been...

Trump: I'm Considering Limited Strike on Iran

President acknowledges possible move amid nuclear talks

(Newser) - President Trump is openly weighing whether to hit Iran with what he calls a "limited" military strike if it refuses to accept new curbs on its nuclear program. Asked Friday if such an option was on the table to push Tehran toward a deal, the president replied, "I...

Tehran Creator Dies During Filming in Greece

Police reportedly attribute Dana Eden's hotel death to suicide

(Newser) - The creative force behind Apple TV+ thriller Tehran has died while working on location on the Emmy-winning show's upcoming season. Dana Eden, 52, was found dead Sunday in her Athens hotel room by her brother, Greek police said. She had arrived in Greece on Feb. 4 to oversee production...

Oscar Nominee Arrested After Criticizing Iran's Leader

Mehdi Mahmoudian had signed a letter accusing supreme leader of mass killings

(Newser) - An Iranian screenwriter whose film is up for two Oscars is now behind bars in Tehran. Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident , was arrested after signing a statement blaming Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for a deadly crackdown on protesters, according to Neon, the film'...

Iran Still Has a 'Robust' Missile Force

Tehran has vowed to retaliate if US strikes

(Newser) - Israel may have bloodied Iran's forces in June's 12-day war, but it didn't knock out what matters most: missiles that can still reach US troops and allies across the Middle East. Analysts estimate Tehran retains roughly 2,000 medium-range ballistic missiles capable of striking as far as...

In Bold Act of Defiance, Hackers Hijack Iran State TV

Security forces urged to 'join the people' and the fight for freedom

(Newser) - Hackers briefly seized Iran's state TV satellite feed and used it to beam out a message from the country's exiled crown prince urging security forces to stop firing on demonstrators, according to footage circulating online. The interruption hit multiple channels of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Sunday...

Mulling Iran Strikes, US Makes a Precautionary Move

Some Americans told to leave Qatar base Iran previously hit in retaliation

(Newser) - Some Americans are being quietly pulled from a key US air base in Qatar as the White House weighs whether to launch strikes at Iran. The US military has begun evacuating personnel from Al Udeid Air Base as a precaution, a US official and a second person familiar with the...

Iran Scrambles to Track Down Starlink Users

Activists say it's the only way to get photos, videos of protests to the outside world

(Newser) - Iran's leadership is widening its information crackdown, moving from shutting down the internet to actively tracking down the satellite dishes that help protesters get around it. With most domestic connections cut or heavily restricted, many Iranians have turned to Elon Musk's Starlink system to upload video of nightly...

Trump to Iran Protesters: 'Help Is On Its Way!'

Rights group puts the death toll at above 2K, another report suggests it's at least 12K

(Newser) - The estimates of the number of protesters killed in Iran continue to grow quickly. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said Tuesday that more than 2,000 protesters have died since demonstrations started in the final week of December, reports the Washington Post . The UK government has the same...

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Trump: Iran Reached Out, Wants to Talk

As protests turn increasingly deadly, US-Tehran negotiations may be in the offing

(Newser) - President Trump says Iran—which is facing its deadliest unrest in years —has reached out to negotiate with the US in an apparent bid to ward off military intervention. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday night, Trump warned the move may be too late.
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Aides Brief Trump on Options Against Iran

Protesters return to streets as parliament speaker warns of retaliation

(Newser) - President Trump has been briefed on fresh options, including military operations, that the US could take against Iran in support of the protests there that have stretched into a second week. Advisers have presented possibilities including striking nonmilitary targets in Tehran and elements of government security forces accused of using...

Despite Threats, Iranian Protesters Turn Out, Praise Deposed Monarchy

Khamenei denounces demonstrators and Trump, signaling a crackdown

(Newser) - Iran's top leader is signaling he's ready to meet the biggest unrest in years with more force, not concessions. In his first public remarks since nationwide demonstrations erupted on Dec. 28, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed protesters as "vandals" and foreign-backed "saboteurs," accusing them of damaging...

Khamenei Scoffs at Trump Threats: Mind Your Own Nation

Unrest over economic crisis grows, with supreme leader dismissing protesters as 'vandals'

(Newser) - Iran's top leader is signaling defiance as street unrest grows and pressure from Washington intensifies. Speaking Friday in the holy city of Qom, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed that his nation wouldn't give ground to a wave of demonstrations or to President Trump's warnings about possible...

Iran's Plunging Currency Sparks Widespread Protests

Demonstrators decry inflation as government reshuffles central bank leadership

(Newser) - Iran's plunging currency has now sparked three straight days of protests that are rippling far beyond Tehran , the BBC reports. The unrest began Sunday, when merchants in the capital's Grand Bazaar shuttered their shops after the rial hit a record low against the US dollar on the open...

Women on Motorbikes Taking the Streets of Tehran

A reconsidering of social expectations is underway in Iran

(Newser) - When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran's capital to the coffee shop she runs, traffic wasn't her main worry. She instead girded herself for disapproving looks, verbal abuse, and even being stopped by the police for being...

If It Doesn't Rain, Tehran May Have to Be Evacuated

So warns President Masoud Pezeshkian

(Newser) - "In the past, people would go out to the desert to pray for rain. Perhaps we should not neglect that tradition." That quote from the head of Tehran's city council illustrates just how dire things have become in the city of more than 10 million—which is...

Experts Warn of Tehran's Water Crisis: 'Day Zero' Is Coming

Drought, mismanagement, climate change push water reserves to the brink

(Newser) - Iran's capital is staring down a water crisis so critical that experts warn "day zero"—when taps in Tehran might simply stop running—could hit in a matter of weeks. Drought and heat are nothing new in Iran, as are water shortages, but this time, the...

Amid Near-Daily Blasts in Iran, Eyes Turn to Israel

Officials, speaking anonymously, say seemingly random incidents are really Israeli sabotage

(Newser) - A series of unexplained explosions and fires have rattled Iran for more than two weeks, hitting oil refineries, residential towers, a road near a major airport, and even a shoe factory, reports the New York Times . Publicly, Iranian authorities have attributed the incidents to aging infrastructure, gas leaks, or...

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