Iran has been gripped by fresh unrest as protests flare across multiple cities, driven by mounting anger over a faltering economy and widening discontent with the country’s clerical leadership. What began on December 28 with a shutdown of Tehran’s historic Grand Bazaar has since escalated into a nationwide movement challenging the authority of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran faces massive nationwide protests as the exiled crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, claims the regime is "crumbling." At least 36 reportedly killed, thousands detained.

Reza Pahlavi is the son of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-80). Prince Reza has lived in the U.S. since 1978. Today, at 65, he has emerged as the de facto leader of the opposition to the Islamic regime in Iran that took power after his ...

Anti-government protests erupted in Tehran on Thursday, as Iranians angered by a flailing economy and crackdowns by security forces marched through the streets of the capital and shouted slogans against the ruling theocratic regime.