Tens of thousands of government supporters rallied across Iran on Friday, swearing allegiance to the clerical establishment and accusing arch enemy the United States of instigating the largest anti-government protests in nearly a decade, state TV reported. Tehran’s Friday prayer...

Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov Friday said Washington is "looking for reasons" to pressure Iran on its nuclear program. Ryabkov was responding to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence who this week said Washington will "not remain silent on Iran" and called for a replacement...

Iran's army chief said Thursday police forces had already quelled anti-government unrest that has killed 21 people but that his troops were ready to intervene if needed, official media reported, as new state-sponsored protests were held. The anti-government demonstrations, which seem to...

Iranian authorities are concerned that nationwide unrest will undermine the religious establishment and want to stamp out the protests quickly, government officials say.  But the person with the most to lose is President Hassan Rouhani. While several senior officials said there was...