Mass unrest in Iran continues for a fourth day, while the government claims the situation is under control, but reports say more than 40 people have been killed and at least 1,000 arrested.
In an exclusive interview with Radio Farda, the former queen of Iran, Farah Pahlavi has responded to the Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s remarks blaming the former royal family for widespread protests in the country.
Reports about the number of casualties and arrests in Iran’s protests have been rising since Saturday night, amidst the most widespread news blackout in the country in 40 years.
Iranian government's reaction to protests against an unusual gas price hike in Iran has been turning increasingly violent Saturday afternoon.
Large protests rocked major Iranian cities Friday, with clashes reported between protesters and security forces in at least three cities; Mashhad, Ahvaz and Sirjan.
Protests against the unexpected increase in gasoline prices in Iran have spread into its second-largest city, Mashhad, in the northwest of the country.
As angry reactions and calls for protests in Iran have begun against the government’s fuel price increase, President Hassan Rouhani has defended the decision.
Iran has substantially raised its subsidized fuel prices, including gasoline, which has been partially rationed and now is offered in a two-tier pricing system.
IRGC Intelligence Chief Hossein Taeb has warned against "infiltrators" entering the Iranian Parliament in the upcoming elections in February, amid tensions between President Hassan Rouhani and the country’s hardliners.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi says his country believes "political negotiation is the only solution to the region's problems," and that Tehran will do its best to make that possible.
The share of crude oil in Iran's next year budget (beginning March 21) has dropped to zero, Mehr news agency reported November 12 and Iran is scrambling to find other revenue sources.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says his country's situation has never been as "difficult and complicated" as it is today. Rouhani admitted that U.S. sanctions on Iran's oil exports are making it difficult to run the affairs of the country.
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