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Security Council Hears From US, Iran, and Dissidents

Waltz says all options remain in play for Trump

(Newser) - After weeks of escalating tension, US and Iranian officials faced each other Thursday at the UN Security Council, and a dissident dramatically told the body of her government's attempts to kill her. In the meeting, the US envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Trump's earlier...

Trump Says He Was Told Iran's Executions Are Off

Urging talks, foreign minister calls diplomacy 'much better than war'

(Newser) - President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he's been informed that lethal repression of anti-government protests in Iran has halted and that planned executions will not go forward. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said he was briefed by "very important sources on the other side," who told...

Trump Warns Iran: Execute People and We'll Take Action

As relatives say 26-year-old Erfan Soltani is due to be put to death

(Newser) - President Trump is warning Tehran of consequences as fears mount of fast-tracked executions tied to Iran's protest crackdown. In an interview with CBS News on Tuesday, Trump said the US would take "very strong action" if Iran begins hanging detained demonstrators. His comments come amid the case of...

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...

Trump: Will Be a 'Complete Mess' if SCOTUS Nixes Tariffs

US will be 'screwed' if such a decision is handed down, president warns

(Newser) - President Trump is warning of economic chaos if the Supreme Court wipes out his signature global tariffs, with a decision expected as early as Wednesday. In a social media post , the president noted "WE'RE SCREWED" if the justices rule against him, arguing that undoing the duties would trigger...

U-Haul Truck Hits Protesters at Iran Protest in Los Angeles

Nobody was seriously hurt after what appeared to be a deliberate move

(Newser) - A weekend protest in Los Angeles against Iran's government briefly turned chaotic when a U-Haul truck drove into a crowd of demonstrators, reports the Los Angeles Times . Two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries, and the driver was taken into police custody, per CBS Los Angeles...

Trump: Iran Wants to Talk
Trump: Iran Reached Out,
Wants to Talk
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Jan 12, 2026 5:47 AM CST

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...

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...

US Seizes Oil Tanker Russia Had Been Protecting

Russia sent escorts for the rechristened Marinera, which had been pursued by US Coast Guard

(Newser) - The US on Wednesday moved in on a Russian-flagged oil tanker tied to Venezuela and managed to seize it. The New York Times reports the US military's European Command on X confirmed the "seizure of the M/V Bella 1 for violations of US sanctions. The vessel was seized...

Iran Responds to Threat From Trump on Protesters
Iran Answers
Trump's Warning
Jan 2, 2026 3:03 PM CST

Iran Answers Trump's Warning

Government leaders say intervention in protests would make US bases 'legitimate targets'

(Newser) - Iran's political leaders are warning the US that any attempt to shield demonstrators inside the country could trigger widespread military retaliation. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran's parliament, lashed out Friday at President Trump's Truth Social post pledging to protect "peaceful protesters" if Iranian forces "...

Trump: US Will 'Come to the Rescue' if Iran Kills Protesters

'We are locked and loaded and ready to go'

(Newser) - President Trump and a top Iranian security official exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June. At least seven people have been killed so far in violence surrounding...

First Deaths Are Reported as Protests Grow Outside Tehran

Economic discontent has led to days of demonstrations

(Newser) - Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran's ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic's rural provinces, with at least six people being killed in the first fatalities reported among security forces and protesters, authorities said. The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran's theocracy...

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...

Trump Warns Iran Against Reviving Nuclear Program

'We'll knock the hell out of them,' president says before Netanyahu meeting

(Newser) - President Trump warned Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program Monday as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his home in Florida for wide-ranging talks. The warning comes after Trump has insisted that Tehran's nuclear capabilities were "completely and fully obliterated" by US strikes on key nuclear...

Iran Sees Biggest Protests in 3 Years

Shopkeepers lead the way as nation's currency plunges to a record low

(Newser) - Iran's largest protests in three years erupted Monday after the country's currency plummeted to a record low against the US dollar and the head of the Central Bank resigned, per the AP . State TV reported the resignation of Mohammad Reza Farzin, while traders and shopkeepers rallied in downtown...

Iran Essentially Is at War With US and Allies, Its President Says

Masoud Pezeshkian cites sanctions, isolation

(Newser) - Iran's president says his nation is effectively in a state of war with the US, Israel, and Europe, accusing them of trying to weaken the country on multiple fronts. "We are in a full-fledged war with America, Israel, and Europe; they do not want our country to stand...

How Operation Narnia Targeted Iran's Nuclear Scientists

Covert Israeli campaign killed 11 scientists, but there was a civilian toll

(Newser) - Israel's strike on Iran's nuclear brain trust had a code name, a target list, and years of prep behind it, according to a joint Washington Post/PBS Frontline investigation. They report that Israel's 12-day June assault on Iran unfolded under two labels: "Rising Lion" for the wider...

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