Iran's top prosecutor denies Trump's claim that Tehran halted mass executions under U.S. pressure as American naval forces head toward the region.

More than 36,500 Iranians were allegedly killed during a brutal, two-day crackdown against anti-regime protesters, the deadliest in the history of the Islamic Republic, according to a new report.

Tehran is on edge as reports indicate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has moved into a fortified underground bunker amid rising fears of a possible U.S. strike. Sources close to the government describe the facility as a hardened tunnel complex designed for wartime survival—an extraordinary step that signals anxiety at the very top of a regime built on projecting absolute control.

According to some media outlets, including Iran International, thousands of Iraqi militiamen have already crossed into Iran to help Tehran suppress the ongoing protests. “There is no interest or justification for the Iraqi government to send backup forces to Tehran,

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Protests erupted amid a communications blackout. But as video and witness accounts trickle out, the brutality of the regime’s crackdown is becoming clear.

The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though authorities have cut off the country from the internet.

Fresh tensions are gripping the Middle East as Israel strikes Iran-backed proxies in southern Lebanon, triggering fears of a wider U.S.–Israel versus Iran confrontation. Israeli drone and air strikes hit multiple locations,

In Tehran last week, NBC News observed scorched buildings and vehicles left in the wake of recent anti-regime protests that killed thousands.