After easing pressure on the population since last summer, Iran's rulers have unleashed a fierce crackdown in response to an unprecedented protest movement. Isolated by the weakening of its regional 'axis of resistance,' the regime appears to have turned to brute force as a survival strategy.

With fear, surveillance and brute force only set to increase, there are disturbing parallels with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, says Sanam Vakil of Chatham House

Demonstrations have spread from the streets of Tehran to the rest of the country and Iranian diplomatic missions overseas. The deadly response of regime forces has left at least…

Protesters face execution as the Iranian regime continues its violent crackdown, defying the US president, Donald Trump, who has threatened ‘very strong action’ if demonstrators…

At least 2,637 people have been killed in the unrest, with Iranian authorities saying they have ‘no plan’ to execute protesters

After easing pressure on the population since last summer, Iran's rulers have unleashed a fierce crackdown in response to an unprecedented protest movement. Isolated by the…

The protests were hijacked by Reza Pahlavi and notions of Persian supremacy, then brutally repressed by a violent regime

Heavy presence of armed forces on streets as Iranians stay home in wake of deadly protests.

EDITORIAL. Deprived of its early ideological drive and of electoral legitimacy, the Islamic Republic is running on empty, as demonstrated by the unprecedented brutality with which…