There are reports that Iran's establishment is warning a prominent hard-line cleric for his possible role in the first major demonstration in the current unrest, in Mashhad.
Acclaimed Iranian film director Jafar Panahi has called upon the leaders of Iran to either allow a referendum to determine the popularity of the current ruling system or let the people freely protest and present their demands.
European leaders have joined the United States in condemning what they called an "unacceptable loss of human lives" in nationwide protests in Iran and called on Tehran to allow peaceful protesters to freely express their grievances.
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has praised the courage of Iranian demonstrators and has rejected claims by Iran's leadership that the protests were designed by "Iran's enemies" and driven by outside forces.
As nationwide protests in Iran saw their most violent night so far on January 1, the country's leaders are either hesitating to declare a united front or have no unified plan of action for confronting the unrest.
Is the protest movement and the unrest in Iran different this time than in 2009?
A member of Iran's parliament has said that a well-organized "mafia" of officials is engaged in smuggling.
What are the causes of unrest in Iran? Rising prices or a fundamental disappointment with the system as a whole?
Iranian American Jewish Federations in Los Angeles and New York have expressed their deep concern after two synagogues were attacked and vandalized in the city of Shiraz.
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