Iranians in over 100 cities and towns across the country are protesting on the streets, shouting slogans against the regime and demanding greater rights.

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Iran has insisted for decades that its nuclear program is peaceful. However, its officials have increasingly threatened to pursue a nuclear weapon. Iran had been enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels prior to the U.S. attack in June, making it the only country in the world without a nuclear weapons program to do so.

A major protest has taken place in the Iranian capital city of Tehran as part of a nationwide movement amid an economic crisis facing the country. Crowds of people, as well as vehicles honking in support, filled a part of the vast Ayatollah Kashani Boulevard, images from Tehran showed.

Iranian protesters appeal to President Donald Trump amid nationwide demonstrations against the regime, with reports of deadly crackdowns and arrests across cities.

TEHRAN, Iran, January 9 - Iran has shut down Tehran's main airport and activated air defense systems across the country, international aviation alerts show, as nationwide anti-government protests escalated sharply on Thursday night.

Iran faces its biggest protests since 2022 as a nationwide internet blackout, reported deaths and US warnings intensify pressure on Tehran’s leadership.

Protesters in Tehran massed on a key avenue in the northwest of the Iranian capital on Thursday in a major protest that is part of a nationwide movement sparked by anger over the cost of living, according to images on social media verified by AFP.

Protests in Iran sparked by economic woes have spread nationwide across the Islamic Republic, activists said Thursday, signaling both their staying power and intensity as they challenge the country's theocracy.