Iran has insisted for decades that its nuclear program is peaceful. However, its officials have increasingly threatened to pursue a nuclear weapon. Iran had been enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels prior to the U.S. attack in June, making it the only country in the world without a nuclear weapons program to do so.

Members of London's Iranian community took to the busy intersection of Oxford Street and Wonderland Road on Thursday to express support for protests happening across Iran, which were sparked by economic conditions but have now grown into wider contempt against the country's theocratic government.

The protests also represented the first test of whether the Iranian public could be swayed by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi | World News

Iranian protesters appeal to President Donald Trump amid nationwide demonstrations against the regime, with reports of deadly crackdowns and arrests across cities.

TEHRAN, Iran, January 9 - Iran has shut down Tehran's main airport and activated air defense systems across the country, international aviation alerts show, as nationwide anti-government protests escalated sharply on Thursday night.

Iran faces its biggest protests since 2022 as a nationwide internet blackout, reported deaths and US warnings intensify pressure on Tehran’s leadership.

Protesters in Tehran massed on a key avenue in the northwest of the Iranian capital on Thursday in a major protest that is part of a nationwide movement sparked by anger over the cost of living, according to images on social media verified by AFP.

On the 9th day of protests in Iran, eyewitness video shows protesters throwing gas canisters and fighting with the security forces in Tehran's Grand Bazaar. Iran's police chief declared he would "deal with the last of these rioters" on Tuesday.