Iran Protests 2026 Live Updates: Iran threatens to retaliate against any US attack as death toll crosses 200, activists say
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blasted protesters in a speech aired Friday. (Source: Express Archives)
Iran Protests 2026 Live Updates: Iran’s parliament speaker on Sunday warned that the US military and Israel will be “legitimate targets” if America strikes the Islamic Republic as Israeli sources said Tel Aviv was on high alert for the possibility of any US intervention. Earlier, US President Donald Trump, having been briefed on new striking options, warned Iranian leaders that the US will respond severely if they crack down on protesters.
Large protests target Iran’s leadership: Huge crowds have taken to the streets of Iran’s capital Tehran and other major cities in what appears to be the most significant public challenge to the country’s clerical establishment in years. Videos verified by the BBC show thousands marching peacefully through Tehran and Mashhad, chanting slogans that directly target the foundations of the Islamic Republic, including calls for the overthrow of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the return of monarchy under Reza Pahlavi.
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Protests enter twelfth day: The demonstrations mark the twelfth consecutive day of unrest triggered by economic anger, particularly the collapse of Iran’s currency, and have spread to more than 100 cities and towns across all 31 provinces, according to rights groups.
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