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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that if the U.S. attacked Iran it would create a regional conflict, state media reported on Sunday, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday blamed U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for stoking recent protests which swept the country.

Senior U.S. and Iranian officials held talks Friday in Oman amid a crisis that’s raised fears of a military confrontation between the two countries. It’s the first time representatives from both sides have met since the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear sites last June. Vincent McAviney reports.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has blamed President Donald Trump for weeks of protests after rights groups said a violent crackdown by security forces had claimed thousands of lives. The protests erupted on Dec. 28 over economic hardship and swelled into widespread demonstrations calling for the end of clerical rule in the Islamic Republic.

The fate of many Iranians remains unknown even more than a month after the anti-regime protests began. That’s because the government still has almost entirely cut the country off from the internet. Information has been reduced to a trickle, and that’s all anyone with loved ones in the country has to learn if their loved...

WARNING: Video contains disturbing images. Viewer discretion is advised.  The Iranian regime still has the internet shut down in that country, but what we do know seems to indicate things are getting much worse. Iran’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei said on Wednesday that those “who beheaded people or burned people in the streets”...

Hundreds of Montrealers of Iranian descent rallied Saturday to denounce the government crackdown against protesters in Iran. The Montreal demonstrators say thousands have been killed in Iran and fear things will only worsen before they get better. Phil Carpenter reports.

One person has been arrested on trespassing-related charges after Iran’s shuttered embassy was vandalized on Monday during an anti-regime protest. Posters have since been fixed to the fence, praising Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, and depicting caricatures of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

As tensions rise in the Middle East, questions remain about how Iran and its network of allied militias could respond to potential U.S. military action. Stefano Ritondale, Chief Intelligence Officer at Artorias, joins Miranda Anthistle to break down Iran’s military capabilities, proxy networks and global reach.

The steps of the Manitoba Legislature saw hundreds of Winnipeggers gathered to voice their concerns about a communications blackout in Iran. Hersh Singh reports.

Foreign pressure is once again mounting on Iran’s regime. President Donald Trump had ordered U.S. naval forces in the region to withdraw in order to focus on Venezuela, but he has now stated that some forces may be returning. Nathaniel Dove reports.

Nader Hashemi, an associate professor of Middle East and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, says that support from the U.S. and Israel for Iranian protesters is “fundamentally hurting the cause of the protest.” “Trump is not very interested in the question of democracy in Iran. He’s very much interested in what I think really drives...

U.S. military forces are increasing their presence near Iran, increasing the possibility of a conflict between the two countries. Jackson Proskow explains what U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening, and what he’s trying to achieve.

Many people in Iran continue to protest in the streets, bravely facing a crackdown from the regime. A video released on Thursday showed protesters in northern Iran tearing an Iranian flag in half during nationwide demonstrations against economic hardship. Nathaniel Dove has the latest updates.

Iran now says it never intended to execute protesters arrested during the regime’s crackdown on opposition protests. Redmond Shannon reports on Iran’s damage control, the conflicting claims about the death toll, and how a Canadian citizen has died in Iran “at the hands of the Iranian authorities,” according to Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.

Warning: Video contains disturbing content. Viewer discretion is advised. After weeks of protests across Iran, the supreme leader acknowledged thousands were killed during the demonstrations. But rather than blame Iran’s security forces, Ayatollah Khamenei accuses what he calls Iranian “seditionists” and even U.S. President Donald Trump of sparking the violence. Now, disturbing accounts are emerging...

As American pressure on Iran continues to mount, Turkey tried to mediate the situation Friday, which suggest Iran says it is willing to negotiate with the U.S. Nathaniel Dove has the latest developments.

As President Donald Trump announces an armada of U.S. ships is heading in the direction of Iran, The West Block asks former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton what the next moves could be.

Warning: Disturbing content. Viewer discretion advised. An American military force is in the Middle East after President Donald Trump said he was watching Iran “very closely”. The armada arrives as new reporting suggests the number of people killed in recent protests is far higher than first thought. Iran’s foreign ministry has made clear that any...

A gathering was held in Halifax showing support for protesters in Iran. Iranians in Halifax are calling for immediate action from the U.S. and speaking out against the violence. Kendra Gannon reports.