Iranian protesters have stepped up their challenge to the clerical leadership with the biggest protests yet of nearly two weeks of rallies sparked by the rial currency’s plunge to record lows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/world/iran-protests-escalate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #iran #ayatollahalikhamenei #rezapahlavi #donaldtrump #masoudpezeshkian
Amid a wave of anti-government protests, some in Tehran fear U.S. President Donald Trump could shift his attention to Iran following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/06/world/politics/iran-protests-us-venezuela-fears/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #iran #venezuela #masoudpezeshkian #ayatollahalikhamenei #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro
Six deaths have been reported following clashes between protesters and security forces in several Iranian cities, the first fatalities since the cost-of-living demonstrations broke out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/02/world/iran-protests-cost-of-living/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #iran #tehran #masoudpezeshkian
Arab and Muslim leaders are calling for a review of ties with Israel following its recent deadly strike on Hamas members in the Qatari capital. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/world/politics/arab-muslim-leaders-israel-qatar-attack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #qatar #middleeast #israel #hamas #arableague #organisationofislamiccooperation #gulfcooperationcouncil #marcorubio #gaza #masoudpezeshkian #receptayyiperdogan #abdelfattahalsisi #sheikhtamimbinhamadalthani
Iran has officially suspended its cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog, a move the United States described as "unacceptable." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/world/politics/iran-un-nuclear-israel-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #nuclearweapons #un #us #iaea #israel#rafaelgrossi #masoudpezeshkian