Middle East · 2 January 2026 to 25 February 2026 · 121 headlines · Al Jazeera, BBC News, CNN, AP, South China Morning Post, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, New York Times
Iran's protest crackdown
Iran's protest crackdown: a running story on the front pages of 8 newsrooms from 2 January 2026 to 25 February 2026, 121 headlines over 55 days.
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25 February 2026
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23 February 2026
22 February 2026
15 February 2026
- Fox News Global protests call for Iran regime change in major cities worldwide after bloody crackdown
13 February 2026
11 February 2026
10 February 2026
- BBC News Australia PM 'devastated' as police and protesters clash over Israeli leader's visit
- BBC News Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran's protest crackdown
4 February 2026
3 February 2026
1 February 2026
31 January 2026
- Al Jazeera US protesters begin nationwide strike as DOJ launches Pretti killing probe
- South China Morning Post US man escapes execution for dumping girl, 5, to be killed by alligators
30 January 2026
- Fox News State Department demands Iran halt execution of 19-year-old wrestling star
- Fox News Killer's final words before execution reveal plea to victims' families
- BBC News Iran's internet is returning - but not for everyone
29 January 2026
- BBC News Iran protesters treated in secret to avoid arrest
- BBC News Iran's internet is returning - but not for everyone
28 January 2026
- Al Jazeera Iran president tells Saudi crown prince that US threats cause instability
- BBC News 'We all know someone who was killed' - Iran protesters tell BBC of brutal crackdown
25 January 2026
24 January 2026
22 January 2026
- Al Jazeera At least 3,117 people killed during Iran protests, state media reports
- Fox News Armed militias fire heavy machine guns through Tehran streets in deadly night attacks
21 January 2026
- Fox News Iran locks into 'darker' digital blackout fearing internet is 'existential threat'
- CNN Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands were killed in protests
20 January 2026
- AP Hackers target Iran state TV's satellite transmission to broadcast exiled crown prince
- Fox News Iran locks into 'darker' digital blackout fearing internet is 'existential threat'
- Al Jazeera Narrative war: Who killed thousands during Iran’s nationwide protests?
- CNN Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands were killed in protests
19 January 2026
18 January 2026
- BBC News Iran supreme leader acknowledges thousands killed during recent protests
- Wall Street Journal The comments come after Iran’s supreme leader calls Trump a criminal and blames him for deaths during the protests.
- Fox News Iran's supreme leader calls Trump a 'criminal' as protests leave thousands dead
17 January 2026
- AP No sign of new protests in Iran as a hard-line cleric calls for executions and threatens Trump
- Al Jazeera Iran in limbo: What’s next for country under internet blackout?
- South China Morning Post Hongkonger reported missing in Iran amid internet shutdown, protests
- BBC News Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran's government
- Fox News Iranian prayer leader who dubbed protesters 'Trump's soldiers' calls for executions
- AP Taiwan hails its ‘best’ trade deal with US, as China protests
16 January 2026
- Al Jazeera US sanctions Khamenei aide, other Iranian officials over protest crackdown
- Al Jazeera US says ‘all options on the table’ if Iran protest killings continue
- BBC News Iran authorities demanding large sums for return of protesters' bodies, BBC told
- Al Jazeera Trump unveils healthcare plan without clear funding or execution timeline
- BBC News Iran judiciary denies plan to execute detained protester Erfan Soltani
15 January 2026
- Al Jazeera Trump says he has been told killing of protesters in Iran ‘has stopped’
- AP Iran signals plans for fast trials and executions while promising retaliation against US, Israel
- BBC News 'I carried my wife's body for an hour and a half' - BBC hears stories of protesters killed in Iran
- CNN Trump says Iran has called off execution of protesters amid fears for the fate of Erfan Soltani
- Al Jazeera Is Starlink helping Iranians break internet blackout, and how does it work?
- South China Morning Post Trump says Iran killings have stopped, even as Tehran signals executions ahead
- BBC News 'Sentenced to death within days': Who is Erfan Soltani, the protester reportedly facing execution?
- Fox News Iran airs nearly 100 alleged protester confessions amid ongoing internet blackout
- Al Jazeera Are Iran’s protests different this time around?
- BBC News 'Sentenced to death within days': Who is Erfan Soltani, Iranian protester reportedly facing execution?
14 January 2026
- BBC News More than 2,000 people reported killed at Iran protests as Trump says 'help is on its way'
- AP Death toll from Iranian protests surpasses 2,000, activists say, as chaos recalls 1979 revolution
- New York Times A Timeline of the Protests
- South China Morning Post Trump tells Iranians ‘help is on its way’, as protest death toll hits 2,000
- BBC News Which countries do business with Iran and what could US tariffs mean?
- BBC News 'Now there's the threat of executions' in Iran
13 January 2026
- AP Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to at least 599
- Fox News Khamenei sends warning to Trump in Russian as Iran faces deadly protests
- BBC News Trump announces 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran
- Al Jazeera Iran’s FM says protests became ‘bloody’ to give Trump intervention excuse
- South China Morning Post US intervention with drug cartels ‘unnecessary’, Mexican president tells Trump
- Al Jazeera What we know about the protests sweeping Iran
- Wall Street Journal U.S. to Impose 25% Tariff on Countries Doing Business With Iran, Trump Says
- BBC News Why are there protests in Iran and what has Trump said about US action?
- Al Jazeera Trump says any country doing business with Iran will face 25 percent tariff
- CNN Trump ‘immediately’ imposes 25% tariffs on countries that do business with Iran. That could include China
12 January 2026
- AP Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say
- CNN Trump weighs potential military intervention in Iran
- South China Morning Post Iran will target US, Israel if Trump strikes over protest
- Fox News Rubio reportedly meets with world leader to discuss US military intervention in Iran
- Al Jazeera Iran says over 100 officers killed as protesters defy government crackdown
- BBC News Why are there huge protests going on in Iran?
- BBC News Protesters take to the streets of Tehran on Friday night
11 January 2026
- Wall Street Journal The military vows to intervene, as demonstrations spread to dozens of cities and reports of deadly force mount.
- Wall Street Journal Iranians Are Rallying Around the Son of the Former Shah as Protests Swell
- BBC News Why are there huge protests in Iran?
- BBC News Why are there huge protests going on in Iran?
- BBC News Buildings in Tehran set on fire as demonstrations spread across Iran
- BBC News Protesters take to the streets of Tehran on Friday night
- Fox News Gunfire erupts in Tehran as anti-government protests spread to 190 cities
10 January 2026
- CNN Why are Iranians protesting?
- BBC News Why are there huge protests going on in Iran?
- Fox News Exiled prince makes desperate plea to Trump as Iran protesters face possible crackdown
- New York Times Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows to ‘Not Back Down’ as Protests Swell
- BBC News Buildings in Tehran set on fire as demonstrations spread
- Wall Street Journal Protesters poured into the streets again Friday night in Tehran in the biggest challenge to the government in years.
- BBC News Protesters take to the streets of Tehran on Friday night
9 January 2026
- BBC News Internet blackout in Iran as large anti-government protests held across country
- BBC News Huge anti-government protests in Tehran and other Iranian cities, videos show
- Al Jazeera Iran experiencing nationwide internet blackout, monitor says
- BBC News Footage shows violent clashes as Iran protests spread to more areas
- Fox News Foreign fighters enter Iran as protests spread to 200 cities and death toll rises
- Wall Street Journal Demonstrations, which are now in their second week, have spread across the country as strikes hit the oil sector.
8 January 2026
7 January 2026
- AP Security forces clash with protesters in Iran's main market as at least 36 killed in demonstrations
- Al Jazeera Timeline of protests in Iran after the 1979 Islamic revolution
- BBC News At least 36 people killed during Iran protests, rights group says
- Al Jazeera Several killed as Iran protests over rising cost of living spread
- BBC News Iran anti-government protests spread to majority of provinces, videos show
- Wall Street Journal Iran Protests Swell in Tehran’s Bazaar
- CNN Trump warns Iran after protests turn deadly across several provinces
6 January 2026
- Al Jazeera Timeline of protests in Iran after the 1979 Islamic revolution
- Fox News Iranian protesters gain momentum as Trump signals potential US intervention
- Al Jazeera Five things you need to know about protests in Iran
- CNN Trump warns Iran after protests turn deadly across several provinces
5 January 2026
- South China Morning Post Rights group says 16 dead in Iran protests, government clashes
4 January 2026
- Al Jazeera Internet disruption, several arrests made as Iran protests continue
- Al Jazeera Five things you need to know about protests in Iran
3 January 2026
- AP Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
- Al Jazeera Five things you need to know about protests in Iran
- BBC News Trump warns US will intervene if Iran kills protesters
- Al Jazeera Trump and top Iranian official exchange threats over protests in Iran