
More Than 500 Killed in Iran Protests, Trump Says Tehran Wants to Negotiate
Iran’s parliament speaker warned Washington that any attack would make U.S. bases, ships, and Israel legitimate targets.

Iran’s parliament speaker warned Washington that any attack would make U.S. bases, ships, and Israel legitimate targets.

Security forces signalled a crackdown after demonstrations erupted in multiple cities—protests supported by exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi.

Demonstrators voiced their anger at the clerical leadership, while calling for the monarchy to return and for Supreme Leader Khamenei to step down.

Facing its most serious domestic unrest in years, Tehran is pairing modest financial relief with rare conciliatory rhetoric.

Shops remain shuttered across the capital as unrest spreads to universities and provincial cities, leaving multiple dead and injured.

State media now acknowledge increasing organized resistance as protests spread across the country.