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Satellite internet provider, Starlink, is said to now offers free service in Iran, activists said on Wednesday

Iran to hang protester; first since anti-regime rallies began

January 14, 2026, 09:41 AM - 4 min read

Erfan Soltani, 26, is allegedly scheduled to be hanged to death on Wednesday, the Iran Human Rights (IHR) and National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFD) NGO groups said

While acknowledging that the killings of protesters is “significant” and that his administration would “act accordingly”, Trump called on Tehran to “show humanity”.

Iran protests: Toll rises to 2,571

January 14, 2026, 08:40 AM - 3 min read

Although the authorities in Tehran relaxed some restrictions and allowed international phone calls on Tuesday, a clampdown on the internet services remained in place, making it more difficult for the world outside Iran to gauge the extent of the crackdown.

Warning dual nationals to exit using only their Iranian passports, the embassy further said that those who cannot leave the country must “find a secure location within the residence or take shelter in safer buildings with a sufficient stockpile of food, water, medication, and other essentials”.

Iran protests: US orders its citizens to leave Tehran

January 13, 2026, 10:22 AM - 3 min read

The US’ embassy in Tehran asked its citizens to leave Iran immediately, in a statement issued on Monday

Some Iranians are reported to be using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite, even though service remains patchy

Iran's trade partners to face 25 pc tariffs: Trump

January 13, 2026, 08:09 AM - 3 min read

US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs of 25 per cent on Iran’s trade partners in a bid to pressurize Iran over its crackdown on protesters even as the death toll in the country has reached at least 646

Threats by US President Donald Trump have been coming in thick and fast of possible strikes on Iran if it kills more protesters even as demonstrations swelled in Tehran and other parts of the country against the theocratic regime, ailing economy, and falling currency

US, Israel will be targets if America strikes: Iran

January 11, 2026, 01:38 PM - 4 min read

Following reports of US President Donald Trump weighing an attack on Iran amidst growing protests in the country, Iranian Parliament Speaker, Bagher Qalibaf, warned US against any such misadventures, saying US and Israeli military will not be spared

Anti-government chants filled the air in the streets of Iran on Saturday night as the movement gained traction, with people now asking for theocracy to be ousted in the country that has been battling hyper-inflation and falling value of the currency, especially due to US sanctions

Protests surge in Iran amid internet clampdown; death toll rises

January 11, 2026, 08:18 AM - 3 min read

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has offered estimates in previous rounds of unrest as well, said at least 116 people have died as a result of violence surrounding the demonstrations that have been swelling for two weeks now

US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency has claimed the violence has killed at least 42 people, while 2,270 have been detained

Iran state TV warns of ‘casualties’ as protests escalate

January 9, 2026, 02:27 PM - 3 min read

The regime cut off internet on Friday as demonstrations became large scale after Iranian Crown Prince in exile, Reza Pahalvi, called for protests and Thursday and Friday

Prior to Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, the rial was broadly stable, trading at around 70 to USD 1. At the time of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, USD 1 traded for 32,000 rials

Iran on edge, internet shut down as protests escalate

January 9, 2026, 08:42 AM - 2 min read

Internet access and telephone lines were cut out in Iran after escalation in protests on Thursday night following a call by the country’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for mass demonstrations