Middle East

Dead Iranian protesters

Red January: The liquidation of the 2026 Iranian uprising

According to multiple human-rights organizations, security forces—including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps units and Basij auxiliaries—used live ammunition extensively in densely populated urban areas.
January 28, 2026
Araghchi Witkoff

Tehran denies reports of quiet US-Iran nuclear talks

Iranian foreign minister reportedly in talks with President Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff as the two sides try to reach deal on protests, Iran's nuclear program, and its ballistic missiles.
January 28, 2026
Trump Situation Room

This is Trump’s target bank in Iran

Aside from regime assassinations, at the top of the list are government institutions in Tehran, including the headquarters of the Supreme National Security Council, the Basij headquarters, the police headquarters, and the headquarters of the National Iranian Oil Company.
January 27, 2026
Iran Missile

What Is Ayatollah Ali Khamenei thinking?

Khamenei’s mind is wired like that of the semi-educated, anti-imperialist leftists of the 1960s, fused with an Islamist worldview saturated in hostility toward Jews and the West.
January 21, 2026
Khamenei and Trump

Iran threatens to arrest and try Trump, Netanyahu

The head of Iran's judicial system vows that Tehran will arrest President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, bring the two to trial, and punish them for the recent anti-regime protests.
January 20, 2026
Iranian regime snipers

Iran demands ‘surrender’ of protesters

Iranian officials said that the protests began peacefully but then turned violent, blaming external actors such as the United States and Israel for provoking the unrest.
January 20, 2026