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A demonstrator wears a sticker over her mouth with the words "no execution" next to the portraits of alleged victims of crackdowns, during a silent march denouncing the deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Islamic Republic, in Paris on January 31, 2026. (Sébastien DUPUY / AFP)
May 3, 2026, 3:38 pm
Iran hangs man accused of killing security forces volunteer during 2022 protests
Judiciary says Mehrab Abdollahzadeh confessed to crimes and was executed for ‘corruption on earth’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
T frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran shows protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2026. (UGC via AP)
March 19, 2026, 11:09 am
Iran hangs three convicted of killing police during January protests, judiciary says
The hangings, the first officially announced executions related to regime’s deadly crackdown on demonstrators, come as Tehran vows to treat citizens as ‘enemies’ if they again rally against regime
By AFP and ToI Staff
Protesters burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support of anti-regime protesters in Iran, in central London, January 11, 2026. (Carlos Jasso/AFP)
March 11, 2026, 9:11 pm
New crackdown feared in Iran after police chief brands protesters ‘enemies’
Nobel peace prize laureate Shirin Ebadi says that Islamic Republic sees its own people as prime enemy, is ‘seizing opportunity’ for repression
By AFP
US President Donald Trump arrives in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
February 24, 2026, 12:49 pm
Trump said frustrated with limits of military leverage against Iran
US president reportedly to base strike decision on Witkoff, Kushner’s assessments of Tehran’s intentions after Thursday talks; Iran says protesting students must respect ‘red lines’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes part in a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 18, 2026, 5:17 pm
Beware Netanyahu’s Orwellian ‘War of Revival’ doublespeak
The PM is peddling a false October 7 narrative that skews why Israel went to war in Gaza, dishonors the dead, the injured, the traumatized, and obscures the need to get to the root of the failures
By David Horovitz
Women walk past a ballistic missile launch vehicle in Tehran on February 11, 2026, during a rally marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution (AFP)
February 11, 2026, 2:26 pm
As Iran marks revolution anniversary, official insists missile program nonnegotiable
Iranian president says Tehran won’t yield to ‘excessive demands’ from US; Tehran rally attendees chant ‘Death to America and Israel’; shouts of ‘Death to Khamenei!’ also heard
By Agencies
A picture of David Bennett, the son of former prime minister Naftali Bennett is seen among pictures of alleged victims of the Iranian crackdown on protests in Iran (X/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 31, 2026, 5:55 pm
Iranian dissidents use photo of ex-PM Bennett’s son in graphic of victims killed in protests
Anti-regime Telegram channel referred to David Bennett as ‘Kourosh Shirini’ and said he was killed in Tehran; pro-regime outlets jump on opportunity to discredit casualty claims
By ToI Staff
Iranians walk past a billboard showing Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with anti-US rhetoric in Tehran on January 27, 2026. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
January 30, 2026, 8:49 pm
Iran targets injured at hospitals in crackdown on protesters
Rights groups say authorities have raided medical centers searching for people with wounds suggesting involvement in demonstrations; WHO says at least 5 doctors detained
By AFP and AP
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani in an interview, October 2025 (YouTube screenshot)
January 28, 2026, 11:18 pm
Iran threatens to hit ‘heart of Tel Aviv’ in response to any US attack
As tensions soar, top adviser to Khamenei vows ‘unprecedented’ response, including against ‘all who support the aggressor,’ while foreign minister warns of ‘fingers on the trigger’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US President Donald Trump waves as he walks across the South Lawn after arriving on Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, January 27, 2026, following a trip to Iowa. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
January 28, 2026, 11:20 am
Trump: Time running out as ‘massive armada’ heads to Iran, next strike will be ‘far worse’
Iran’s Araghchi says not in contact with Witkoff, but intermediaries holding consultations; watchdog says 6,126 killed in crackdown, further 17,091 possible deaths under investigation
By Agencies, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, January 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)
January 24, 2026, 11:15 pm
Iranian telecom head claims internet to soon be restored after protest blackout
State-linked news agency reports security council approved reconnection of internet, which Iran cut off earlier this month as it launched deadly crackdown on demonstrations
By AFP
A diplomat observes the room a the opening of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on September 9, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
January 23, 2026, 3:01 pm
UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency session on Iran protest crackdown
Iranian prosecutor denies Trump’s threats prevented mass executions; standoff over inspections of nuclear sites continues, with Iran demanding IAEA condemn US, Israeli strikes
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron lands at an unnamed base in the Middle East, January 18, 2026. (CENTCOM/X)
January 21, 2026, 10:06 am
Trump still pushing aides to draw up ‘decisive’ military options against Iran — WSJ
Options said to include actions aimed at toppling regime; Iran says it would fight back ‘with everything we have’; Amnesty warns Iran plans to execute protester on Wednesday
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A demonstrator lights a cigarette with a burning poster depicting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support of Iran's anti-government protests, in Holon, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
January 18, 2026, 7:44 pm
With Iran’s rulers battered, Israel hopes to help knock out regime by not getting in ring
Seeing little upside in speaking out or striking ayatollahs already beset by domestic unrest and US threats, Netanyahu shelves usual bombast and opts instead for strategic silence
By Nava Freiberg
Steve Witkoff speaks during an onstage interview at the Israeli-American Council's conference in Hollywood, Florida, on January 15, 2026. (Noam Galai/Israeli-American Council)
January 16, 2026, 9:37 am
Witkoff indicates US prefers to resolve Iran tensions with diplomacy, not military action
US envoy says agreement with Islamic Republic would address nuclear enrichment, ballistic missiles, Iran’s existing stockpile of enriched material, and its proxies
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
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