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US imposes new sanctions on Iran in response to protester's violent crackdown

In response to Iran’s crackdown on protesters, the US Treasury has announced a new set of sanctions targeting key officials and financial networks linked to the regime’s oppression.

A demonstrator protesting the deadly crackdown in Iran gathers outside the White House in Washington, DC on January 17, 2026.
A woman holds a picture of Khamenei during a rally in solidarity with Iran’s government, near the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad last week.

Middle Israel: The life and times of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – opinion

An Iranian living in Japan, with taped mouth and carrying a sign, marches in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in Tokyo, Japan, January 18, 2026.

Internet restoration in Iran begins as rights groups warn of deepening crisis

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026.

Iran must be rebuilt on the foundation of dignity, coexistence, and truth - opinion


Iranian regime leaders moving millions out of Iran as they 'abandon ship,' US Treasury chief says

We are now seeing the rats fleeing the ship, because we can see millions, tens of millions of dollars being wired out of the country," US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Newsmax.

A currency dealer poses for a photo with a U.S one dollar bill and the amount being given when converting it into Iranian rials in an exchange shop in Tehran, Iran December 25, 2022

'Over 90% of Iranians hate the regime,' INSS’s Beni Sabti reveals from leaked Iran survey

“It was a secret poll which said that 92% of the Iranian people hate their regime,” Sabti said, according to a transcript provided to The Jerusalem Post.

'92% of Iranians hate the regime': INSS’s Beni Sabti cites leaked Iran survey

US President Trump questions Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s ability to lead Iran if regime falls

"He seems very nice, but I don't know how he'd play within his own country," Trump said. "And we really aren't up to that point yet.

US President Donald Trump is interviewed by Reuters White House correspondent Steve Holland (not pictured) during an exclusive interview in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026.

Trump would want US strikes to be a decisive blow to Iranian regime -NBC

The officials are concerned that the Iranian regime is not yet weak enough to be effectively ended through US strikes.

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

Iran temporarily closes airspace, Western military official says signals show US attack 'imminent'

"All the signals are that a US attack is imminent, but that is also how this administration behaves to keep everyone on their toes," a Western military official said.

Iranian missiles are displayed at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran, Iran, November 12, 2025

Donald Trump: Iran's killing of protesters 'is stopping, no plan for executions'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that "there is no plan" by Iran to hang people. "Hanging is out of the question."

US President Donald Trump looks on as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2025

How Iranian women could shatter the regime's oppression

In a powerful episode of The Deep Dive, taekwondo champion and women’s rights activist Marzieh Hamidi shares a raw and urgent message from the streets of Iran.

 How Iranian women could shatter the regime's oppression.

Iranian filmmaker Javad Ganji killed in Tehran protests, anti-regime data shows

Iranian filmmaker Javad Ganji, 39, was shot during protests in Tehran's Sadeghiyeh area, according to Hengaw and the National Council of Resistance of Iran's data.

Iranian filmmaker Javad Ganji, believed to be killed during a protest in Tehran, in an undated picture.

Armed Kurdish groups sought to cross into Iran from Iraq, sources say

Turkey, which deems Kurdish militants in northern Iraq terrorists, has warned in recent days that any foreign intervention in Iran would escalate regional crises.

Fighters from the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, are pictured near the border with Iran in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, in the outskirts of Sulaimaniya, Iraq, June 21, 2025.

Iranian Justice Minister labels 'anyone in the streets' after Jan. 8 criminals as death toll mounts

According to HRANA, 18,434 arrests have been confirmed, along with 97 forced confessions and 1,134 people sustaining severe injuries.

People gather outside Sabzqaba Shrine that was damaged following unrest sparked by dire economic conditions, in a place given as Dezful, Iran, January 9, 2026, in this screengrab from Iran's state media broadcast footage.