Protesters were "ruining their own streets" to please President Donald Trump, who has threatened intervention, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday.

Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Pahlavi appeals to President Donald Trump for immediate intervention as Iran implements internet blackout amid deadly protests.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country is in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Many Iranian opposition activists are hoping the current unrest could be the beginning of the end of the country's hardline Islamic regime.

Iran's anti-government protests enter day 13 with reported death toll of 51, including 9 children, as demonstrations spread nationwide against the regime.

Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei targeted US President Donald Trump, calling him “arrogant”, and said his hands were “stained with the blood of” Iranians. | World News

TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday said his country’s answer to an attack would be harsh, which appeared to be in response to a warning by President Trump over reconstruction of Iran’s nuclear program.

Iran ’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said Thursday that failing to fix the livelihoods of his people would lead officials to hell, according to The Jerusalem Post. Speaking as protests continued over the country’s struggling economy, Pezeshkian also said it was his government was to blame for dissatisfaction, not any other country.

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