Iranian protests

Basij singer abducted, tortured to death as group ‘Ashtara Zero Day’ claims responsibility

Four people have been arrested in connection with the killing, with one reportedly confessing to carrying out the act after being paid by a foreign “terrorist” group.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A group of Basiji paramilitary men in military fatigue and armed seen in the middle of Naqsh-e Jahan Square mounted on their motorcycles in Isfahan, Iran, April 29, 2026.
IRAN’S REGIME is using executions to reassert control over society after January’s protest. Here, alongside headshots of those executed, demonstrators hold signs as they gather in Washington in May, in support of the Iranian people and to condemn the execution of political prisoners in Iran.

As the world looks away, Iran continues brutal hangings of protesters to crush the next uprising

IRAN AFFAIRS: Iran’s campaign of executions is part of a wider attempt to reverse the defiance of January, dismantle protest networks, and reassert control over society.

|ByALEX WINSTON
Iranians residing in Armenia hold a demonstration in solidarity with Iranian protestors, outside the Iranian embassy in Yerevan on January 15, 2026.

Iranian rapper sentenced to death for 'writing protest slogans on walls'

The 22-year-old musician was issued the death sentence on charge of “waging war against God through participation in the destruction of public property,” among other charges.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
People take part in a rally in solidarity with protesters in Iran, on January 11, 2026 in London, England.

Over half of Iranians view Netanyahu positively, 40% see Israel-US strikes as ‘humanitarian' - poll

On the issue of the protests, which first broke out in December in response to the country’s economic crisis, 50% denied attending, while 25% said they had joined the street demonstrations.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Trump would want US strikes to be a decisive blow to Iranian regime -NBC

The officials are concerned that the Iranian regime is not yet weak enough to be effectively ended through US strikes.

JANUARY 15, 2026ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
US President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, US, January 13, 2026.

Ayandeh Bank's collapse highlights breakdown of Iran’s financial system - WSJ

Ayandeh Bank, which was run by individuals connected to the Iranian regime, failed after accumulating nearly $5 billion in losses from bad loans.

JANUARY 14, 2026ByFRAIDY MOSER
Iranians walks past a Bank Ayandeh and Parian, on the first anniversary of the nuclear agreement, in the capital Tehran on Jaunary 14, 2017.

Israeli, Arab officials suggest Trump 'hold off' on Iran strikes until regime weakens - report

Some Arab officials voiced concern that US or Israeli attacks could trigger a ‘rally around the flag effect,’ where public approval for a country's leaders surges during a national crisis.

JANUARY 14, 2026BySHIR PERETS
An anti-Iranian regime protester tears the national flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran apart during a gathering outside the US Consulate in Milan, on January 13, 2026.

Alshareef: Israel, Jews, should help Iranians seek liberty to ‘repay debt to Cyrus’

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post Miami Summit on Wednesday, Alshareef called on Israel and the Jewish people to back Iranians seeking freedom, as Netanyahu voiced solidarity with the protesters.

JANUARY 14, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Social media influencer Loay Alshareef at The Jerusalem Post conference in Miami, Florida