1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (448+ words) Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Rasoulof and Golshifteh Farahani among those to join outpouring of support for protesters The Iranian film-makers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof have condemned the internet blackout in their country as a "blatant tool of repression" intended to…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (714+ words) Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communications Iran's internet shutdown, now in place for 36 hours as the authorities seek to quell escalating anti-government protests, represents a "new high-water mark" in terms…...

21+ hour, 51+ min ago   (621+ words) A brutal regime has failed to safeguard either sovereignty or basic living standards. But Donald Trump's threats to intervene won't help civiliansThe internet blackout across Iran is meant to prevent protests from spreading, and observers from witnessing the crackdown on…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (162+ words) Iran has vowed it will "not back down" in the face of growing nationwide protests over economic conditions. Thousands of people marched through the streets of Tehran, calling for political reform and torching government buildings. Iran"s supreme leader, Ayatollah…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (808+ words) Despite significant support for the shah, Iranian society may be looking for any "escape from a dead end" Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran"s deposed shah, were claiming the crowds out in the streets of Iran…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (508+ words) US envoy welcomes pause in hostilities in contested region although it is unclear whether deal will hold Syria's government has announced a ceasefire after three days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, which has led to more than 140,000 people…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1674+ words) In Tehran this week, young adults told the Guardian about collapsing living standards, the mass anti-government protests and their hopes for the future Mahsa is single and lives with her family. She has been working in fashion design for years…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (236+ words) One reader responds to an article by Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, appealing to President Trump to come to the negotiating table The historical record since Iran's 1979 revolution contradicts the narrative put forward by Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (369+ words) Saudi air strikes hit the home province of Aidarous al-Zubaidi on Wednesday after he reportedly did not travel to Riyadh Saudi Arabia on Wednesday said the leader of a separatist movement in Yemen "fled" to an unknown location after saying…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (462+ words) Mass demonstrations against compulsory service law have been taking place as Israel's military tries to solve its manpower shortages A mass ultra-Orthodox Jewish rally against military conscription turned deadly in Jerusalem on Tuesday, when a teenage boy was crushed and…...