Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday accused the United States and Israel of attempting to influence the country’s ongoing protest movement, while dismissing the likelihood of direct forei

The U.S. Navy will continue to support its ongoing operations in the Caribbean, while trying to maintain a presence in both the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East

US airstrikes on Iran would likely hurt the government’s ability to respond to the ongoing protests—but might also induce it to institute violent measures to suppress them.

Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic's faltering economy and the collapse of its currency. While the initial focus had been on issues like spikes in the prices of food staples and the country's staggering annual inflation rate,

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Since the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US forces at the weekend, US President Donald Trump and members of his administration have issued warnings to several other governments — including those of Colombia,

On Friday, Trump warned that if Iran kills peaceful protesters, "the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go."

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on Saturday that Tehran is effectively locked in a ‘full-fledged war’ with the United States, Israel and European powers, accusing them of trying to bring down his government through sustained political, economic and military pressure.

What we are seeing in Iran is not simply an economic crisis. These are primarily symptoms of a deep political crisis,” said Yazdanpana.