Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issues warning to U.S. in Russian on social media, signaling Tehran's growing alignment with Moscow amid nationwide protests.

Here are the key questions about Iran’s protests, what sparked them, how the government is responding, and why U.S. involvement has become a central issue, answered.

US President Donald Trump has warned of possible military action as protests have resulted in thousands dead in Iran. With American warships redeployed and stealth bombers, missiles, and cyber tools still available,

The Iran regime recently demonstrated the brutality it is willing to display against dissidents in its own country - and even those who having been living in the United States for years - when it returned the body of an Iranian citizen who had been living in California to his American family with the mans tongue and heart removed.

Attacking Iran with airstrikes is "on the table" as President Donald Trump weighs military options in the country, his press secretary said.

The United States government issued an urgent security alert on January 12, 2026, instructing American citizens in Iran to leave the country immediately as anti-government protests entered their third week with escalating violence and a nationwide internet blackout.

T HE LAST time Iran was convulsed by nationwide protests, in 2022, the Arab world was transfixed. The Islamic Republic had spent decades building a network of powerful allies that came to dominate the region. Many Arabs wondered if the prospect of regime change in Tehran offered a chance to throw off Iran’s yoke in their own countries.

The United States virtual embassy in Iran urged American nationals to “leave Iran now,” citing protests that are “escalating and may turn violent. ” The United States has blocked the online domain of Tasnim News Agency,