After a bloody crackdown, Iran vows to teach protest backers a lesson
Iran's rulers want the world to know they've weathered a storm, and they're threatening a harsh "lesson" for anyone deemed to have supported protests.
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Iran's rulers want the world to know they've weathered a storm, and they're threatening a harsh "lesson" for anyone deemed to have supported protests.
President Trump threatened strong action against Iran as the country's supreme leader warned about swift trials and potential executions for anti-government protesters. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more.
Many Iranian opposition activists are hoping the current unrest could be the beginning of the end of the country's hardline Islamic regime.
Information trickling out of Iran suggests a far deadlier crackdown on protesters than previously reported.
As reports out of Iran suggest the situation there is much more violent than initially thought, President Trump is threatening to take "very strong action" if Iranian authorities begin hanging anti-government protesters this week, as is feared. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports. Then, CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd joins with analysis.
Sources tell CBS News that President Trump was briefed late Monday on a wide array of military options for Iran as humanitarian groups warn that the death toll from ongoing protests has climbed into the hundreds. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports. Then, Middle East expert Samuel Katz joins with analysis.
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi tells Norah O'Donnell that he's "here to be the honest broker" in guiding the people of Iran through a democratic transition.
As exiled Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi encourages people in Iran to protest, the death toll is rising. When asked by CBS News' Norah O'Donnell if he bears some responsibility for the loss of life, Pahlavi dodged the question by saying, "The regime is going to try and brutalize its citizenry as it has always done."
As Trump mulls his options, Iran's top diplomat claims more than two weeks of deadly anti-government unrest is under control, and he's willing to negotiate.
As Iran's exiled crown prince predicts his imminent return, the Islamic Republic shirks Trump's warnings and threatens protesters with maximum punishment.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei strikes a defiant tone against the U.S. after a night of massive anti-government protests.
President Trump is reiterating his threats against Iran's regime if violence and deaths continue during protests. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed Iran as protests appear to get bigger and angrier. CBS News' Holly Williams reports.
Iran's exiled crown prince wants Iranians to seize the momentum of mass protests, and one analyst believes it could prove a tipping point.
Protesters have taken to the streets of Iran's capital city as the country faces some of its worst economic pressures in years. Iranian journalist and women's rights activist Masih Alinejad joins to discuss.
CBS News' Seyed Rahim Bathaei has covered Iran for more than 35 years, and he expected the tension with Israel to boil over eventually. He didn't expect the United States to get so involved.
U.S. intel agencies say Iran's nuclear program is in tatters. Israel killed 30 Iranian military commanders. But Iran's supreme leader has a different take on the 12-day war.
Iran's supreme leader emerged from hiding and congratulated the Iranian people on what he claimed was a decisive victory over the United States and Israel. Inside Iran, internet service has been restored after two weeks of war, but social media platforms are still blocked by the government. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Iran's supreme leader made his first public comments Thursday since the ceasefire with Israel began, warning against any further U.S. attacks. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more from Tehran.
Trump says U.S. strikes "totally obliterated" 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, but the extent of the damage to Iran's nuclear program remains unclear.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked President Trump following the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Iran and Israel continues to trade missile attacks in the aftermath of the U.S. operation. Debora Patta has more.
A Tehran-based political analyst acknowledges Iran has been weakened by Israel's onslaught, but the official line is still one of defiance and solidarity.
Trump says he's not just "looking for a ceasefire" in the Israel-Iran war. He also warned all of Tehran's residents to evacuate.
Israel's prime minister has declined to rule out assassinating Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Trump says he'd be an "easy target," and "our patience is wearing thin."
Three U.S. officials tell CBS News that President Trump rejected an Israeli plan to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Debora Patta has the latest on the conflict between Israel and Iran.