Iran protests subsiding after crackdown
Massive anti-government protests appear to have subsided in Iran after a deadly crackdown by the government, but the underlying economic conditions that led to them remain. CBS News' Sam Vinograd has more.
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Massive anti-government protests appear to have subsided in Iran after a deadly crackdown by the government, but the underlying economic conditions that led to them remain. CBS News' Sam Vinograd has more.
On social media, President Trump claims Iranian officials canceled more than 800 scheduled hangings related to the anti-government protests. Exiled Iranian journalist and human rights activist Masih Alinejad joins "The Takeout" to assess the state of unrest and where it might lead.
CBS News has learned the U.S. is sending more military resources to the Middle East in the wake of deadly anti-government protests in Iran. Senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has the details.
Questions linger about who would take power if Iran's regime were to fall. Trita Parsi, the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, joins CBS News with his take.
Lapses in internet access and decreased protests are being reported out of Iran. Hugo Bachega with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and Oman jumped in to push diplomacy and lower tensions between Iran and the U.S., according to a Gulf official. This comes after weeks of intense anti-government protests in Iran. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and Oman engaged in 72 hours of intensive diplomacy, according to a Gulf official, to lower the temperature between the U.S. and Iran that ensued during weeks of anti-government protests that sparked fury within the regime. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.
The Iranian regime has appeared to tamp down anti-government protests that have swept across the country in recent weeks. Thousands are estimated to have been killed in the crackdown. Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.
It seems President Trump is lowering the temperature with Iran, while keeping all options on the table. Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Robert Murrett joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
A Gulf official told CBS News that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Egypt have all engaged in diplomacy to try to lower the temperature between Iran and the U.S. in an effort to avoid a military conflict. CBS News senior national correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more on where things stand.
The White House says hundreds of executions scheduled in Iran have been halted and that the killing of protesters has stopped. Plus, the leader of an armed Kurdish Iranian opposition group sat down with CBS News in Iraq, saying it is ready to take on the Iranian regime at the right moment. CBS News' Holly Williams and Charlie D'Agata have the latest details on the situation.
The White House says Iran is halting executions after a harsh regime response to anti-government protests. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.
The Iranian regime appears to have subdued anti-government protests as President Trump says that he has been told that killings will be halted. Mona Yacoubian, the director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News with her take.
President Trump alluded to Iran halting the killings of anti-government protesters, but he did not say the source of that information. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more on the U.S. military posture in the region.
President Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he was told that Iran would halt the killings of anti-government protesters. CBS News' Holly Williams and Aaron Navarro report.
President Trump is saying killings in Iran are stopping and executions are not planned. CBS News' Holly Williams has more on how rebel forces are preparing for a potential end of the regime.
U.S. officials said some personnel have been advised to evacuate a major airbase in Qatar as a "precautionary measure" due to the tensions with Iran. The Al Udeid airbase is the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East. Charlie D'Agata reports.
As Trump steps back from threats against Iran, Kurdish Iranian opposition group says it's ready to help topple the regime, but the time isn't right yet.
CBS News met with fighters from an armed and outlawed Iranian opposition group in the mountains of northern Iraq who said the protests in Iran have given them hope. They believe the regime can be toppled "if the people who are demonstrating on the street get international help." Holly Williams reports.
President Trump alluded to killings stopping in Iran and executions not occurring, but did not say who provided the U.S. with that information. Global affairs analyst Jonathan Wachtel joins CBS News with more insight.
Iranian shopkeeper Erfan Soltani is among thousands of people who were feared to be facing death sentences, but after a warning from President Trump, officials claim he never was.
President Trump says his administration has been notified that the killings and executions of anti-government protesters in Iran have stopped. CBS News Middle East reporter Courtney Kealy has more.
Rubina Aminian's mother forced her way into a morgue in search of her daughter, who her family says was shot in the head at close range.
Rubina Aminian was a "full of life" 23-year-old Iranian fashion student with big goals for the future. She was shot and killed last week amid the protests, her aunt told CBS News, as she described how Aminian's mother forced her way into a morgue and carried her daughter's body out. Imtiaz Tyab has details.
President Trump says Iran has stopped killing anti-government protesters and has no more plans to hold executions. Matt Gertken, chief geopolitical strategist at BCA Research, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.