Iran -Turkey Border

Iranians Make Brief Trips to Turkey Amid Internet Blackouts, Highlighting Work and Communication Struggles Rather Than Mass Exodus

A border crossing in Turkey’s eastern province of Van has seen a steady flow of Iranians entering briefly, but contrary to early fears, there has been no major surge of asylum seekers fleeing unrest in their country. Instead, many Iranians...
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Iran’s Supreme Leader Admits Thousands Killed in Protests as Trump Demands New Leadership

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has publicly acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during recent anti-government protests, as former U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Tehran, calling for new leadership in the...
Iran, Tehran

Iran’s Deadly Crackdown on Anti-Government Protests Appears to Ease as US Warns of “Grave Consequences”

Iran’s deadly crackdown on anti-government demonstrations appears to have largely quelled the unrest, according to residents and human rights groups, as communication restrictions began to ease and diplomatic pressure from the United States and its Gulf allies mounted. The protests,...
Iran

Iran Protests Temporarily Subside After Deadly Crackdown as Thousands Killed and Internet Blackout Persists, US Military Threat Eases Temporarily

The wave of protests that has swept Iran over the past week appears to have subsided following a severe government crackdown that has killed thousands and coincided with a nationwide internet blackout, monitors said on Friday (Jan 16). The demonstrations,...
UN Security Council

Trump Warns Military Action Is “On the Table” Against Iran as UN Security Council Debates Deadly Protests

The United States signaled a potential military response to Tehran if Iranian authorities continue using lethal force against protesters, U.S. representatives told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday. Addressing the emergency session on the nationwide demonstrations in Iran, U.S....
SS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group

Pentagon Redirects USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group From South China Sea to Middle East as Israel–Iran Crisis Enters Critical Deterrence Phase

The United States has redirected the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group from the South China Sea to the Middle East in what defense officials describe as a strategically consequential recalibration of American global force posture, driven by the accelerating...
Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

U.S. Advises Select Personnel to Depart Al Udeid Air Base as Washington Signals Heightened Alert Over Possible Iranian Retaliation

U.S. military personnel have been advised to depart Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a stark and strategically charged move underscoring Washington’s growing concern over a rapidly deteriorating Gulf security environment. U.S. officials stressed that the measure represents a calibrated...
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters

NZ ‘Appalled’ by Iran Crackdown as Protests Over Economic Crisis Spread Nationwide, Says Foreign Minister Winston Peters

New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has said his country is “appalled” by a sharp escalation of violence and repression in Iran, as nationwide protests continue to rock the Islamic Republic. Demonstrations began in the capital, Tehran, in late December,...
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Royal Navy air defense destroyer HMS Defender (D 36) and guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99)

Iran Closes Airspace Operations as US Orders Aircraft Carrier and Destroyers to Exit South China Sea, Head for Middle East in Show of Force

The Pentagon has ordered several U.S. warships stationed in the South China Sea to redeploy immediately to the Middle East, amid heightened fears of imminent military confrontation with Iran. The move comes as Tehran abruptly closed its airspace on Thursday,...
Iran

Trump Signals Possible Pause in Iran Military Action After Receiving Assurances Crackdown on Protesters Has Ended

President Donald Trump signaled a possible pause in US military action against Iran on Wednesday, saying he had received assurances from sources inside the country that the government had stopped killing protesters amid weeks of nationwide unrest. Speaking to reporters...
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