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Oscar Nominee Arrested After Criticizing Iran's Leader

Mehdi Mahmoudian had signed a letter accusing supreme leader of mass killings

(Newser) - An Iranian screenwriter whose film is up for two Oscars is now behind bars in Tehran. Mehdi Mahmoudian, co-writer of Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident , was arrested after signing a statement blaming Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for a deadly crackdown on protesters, according to Neon, the film'...

Iran Says It Has Its 'Fingers on the Trigger' Over US Threats

Tehran demands end to threats from President Trump before considering direct negotiations

(Newser) - Iran's government says it's open to talking, but not while the US president is promising to hit it "with great power." Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in Istanbul on Friday that Tehran won't hold direct talks with Washington unless President Trump drops his public...

EU: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Are Terrorists

European Union designates paramilitary group a terrorist organization

(Newser) - The European Union has listed Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization over Tehran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc's top diplomat said in an X post on Thursday. Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief, said that foreign ministers unanimously agreed on the...

Iran Still Has a 'Robust' Missile Force

Tehran has vowed to retaliate if US strikes

(Newser) - Israel may have bloodied Iran's forces in June's 12-day war, but it didn't knock out what matters most: missiles that can still reach US troops and allies across the Middle East. Analysts estimate Tehran retains roughly 2,000 medium-range ballistic missiles capable of striking as far as...

Man's 'Chilling' Plot to Kill for Iran Gets Him 15 Years

Carlisle Rivera schemed to assassinate Iranian American writer Masih Alinejad

(Newser) - A federal judge gave a would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison on Wednesday for plotting to kill an Iranian American writer on behalf of Tehran, after hearing the woman who was targeted describe multiple attempts on her life. Judge Lewis J. Liman said Carlisle Rivera's written conversations...

Trump Doubles Down on His 'Armada' Warning

President urges Iran to come to the negotiating table on nukes

(Newser) - Last week President Trump warned Iran that an "armada" was heading its way, said the same on Monday , and recycled the warning on Wednesday. In a Truth Social post, Trump cautioned that a "massive Armada" led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is speeding toward Iran "...

New Tehran Mural Is a Warning
New Tehran Mural Is a Warning
Jan 25, 2026 12:31 PM CST

New Tehran Mural Is a Warning

Image in public square threatens retaliation if US strikes

(Newser) - Iranian authorities unveiled a new mural on a giant billboard in a central Tehran square on Sunday with a direct warning to the US to not attempt a military strike on the country, as American warships head to the region. The image shows a bird's-eye view of an aircraft...

In WSJ Op-Ed, Iran's Top Diplomat Has Words for Trump

We 'have no qualms about firing back with everything we have,' Abbas Araghchi warns

(Newser) - Iran's foreign minister issued what the AP sees as the most direct threat yet Wednesday against the United States after Tehran's bloody crackdown on protesters, warning in an opinion article published by the Wall Street Journal that the Islamic Republic will be "firing back with everything we...

In Bold Act of Defiance, Hackers Hijack Iran State TV

Security forces urged to 'join the people' and the fight for freedom

(Newser) - Hackers briefly seized Iran's state TV satellite feed and used it to beam out a message from the country's exiled crown prince urging security forces to stop firing on demonstrators, according to footage circulating online. The interruption hit multiple channels of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Sunday...

Iran Warns US Move Against Khamenei Would Mean War

Threat follows Trump's suggestion about a change at the top

(Newser) - Iran's president warned Sunday that his country would consider any US attack on its top leader to be a declaration of war. In what appeared to be a response to President Trump's comment the day before to Politico that "It's time to look for new leadership...

EU's Top Diplomat: The World Sucks, Start Drinking

Kaja Kallas' joke about throwing one back comes amid wars, protests, Iran sanctions push

(Newser) - Europe's top diplomat appears to be feeling the strain of global crises—enough to joke that now might be the moment to take up drinking. Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief and former Estonian prime minister, reportedly told senior members of the European Parliament in a closed-door...

Extremist Iranian Cleric: Trump Should Expect 'Hard Revenge'

Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami also demanded death penalty for protesters in Friday sermon

(Newser) - A hardline cleric leading Friday prayers in Iran's capital demanded the death penalty for protesters detained in a nationwide crackdown and directly threatened President Trump, showing the rage gripping authorities in the Islamic Republic over demonstrations that have challenged their authority. Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami's sermon, carried by Iranian...

Security Council Hears From US, Iran, and Dissidents

Waltz says all options remain in play for Trump

(Newser) - After weeks of escalating tension, US and Iranian officials faced each other Thursday at the UN Security Council, and a dissident dramatically told the body of her government's attempts to kill her. In the meeting, the US envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Trump's earlier...

Trump Says He Was Told Iran's Executions Are Off

Urging talks, foreign minister calls diplomacy 'much better than war'

(Newser) - President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he's been informed that lethal repression of anti-government protests in Iran has halted and that planned executions will not go forward. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said he was briefed by "very important sources on the other side," who told...

Trump Warns Iran: Execute People and We'll Take Action

As relatives say 26-year-old Erfan Soltani is due to be put to death

(Newser) - President Trump is warning Tehran of consequences as fears mount of fast-tracked executions tied to Iran's protest crackdown. In an interview with CBS News on Tuesday, Trump said the US would take "very strong action" if Iran begins hanging detained demonstrators. His comments come amid the case of...

Mulling Iran Strikes, US Makes a Precautionary Move

Some Americans told to leave Qatar base Iran previously hit in retaliation

(Newser) - Some Americans are being quietly pulled from a key US air base in Qatar as the White House weighs whether to launch strikes at Iran. The US military has begun evacuating personnel from Al Udeid Air Base as a precaution, a US official and a second person familiar with the...

Iran Scrambles to Track Down Starlink Users

Activists say it's the only way to get photos, videos of protests to the outside world

(Newser) - Iran's leadership is widening its information crackdown, moving from shutting down the internet to actively tracking down the satellite dishes that help protesters get around it. With most domestic connections cut or heavily restricted, many Iranians have turned to Elon Musk's Starlink system to upload video of nightly...

Trump to Iran Protesters: 'Help Is On Its Way!'

Rights group puts the death toll at above 2K, another report suggests it's at least 12K

(Newser) - The estimates of the number of protesters killed in Iran continue to grow quickly. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said Tuesday that more than 2,000 protesters have died since demonstrations started in the final week of December, reports the Washington Post . The UK government has the same...

Trump: Will Be a 'Complete Mess' if SCOTUS Nixes Tariffs

US will be 'screwed' if such a decision is handed down, president warns

(Newser) - President Trump is warning of economic chaos if the Supreme Court wipes out his signature global tariffs, with a decision expected as early as Wednesday. In a social media post , the president noted "WE'RE SCREWED" if the justices rule against him, arguing that undoing the duties would trigger...

U-Haul Truck Hits Protesters at Iran Protest in Los Angeles

Nobody was seriously hurt after what appeared to be a deliberate move

(Newser) - A weekend protest in Los Angeles against Iran's government briefly turned chaotic when a U-Haul truck drove into a crowd of demonstrators, reports the Los Angeles Times . Two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries, and the driver was taken into police custody, per CBS Los Angeles...

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