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Many Fiery Remarks, Little Clarity on What’s Next at Security Council Meeting on Iran
ByFarnaz Fassihi January 16, 2026January 16, 2026

Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing.

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Why Israel Is Wary of Intervening in Iran
ByDavid M. Halbfinger January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Israel is unlikely to do much to try to precipitate a regime change in Iran, seeing the government as far from the brink of collapse and the current protests as insufficient to push it to that point.

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Iran Backpedals on Executions Threat but Casts Protesters as ‘Terrorists’
ByAbdi Latif Dahir January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

Iran’s judiciary said there was no death penalty issued for Erfan Soltani, whose case drew international outcry. Analysts say the government is using fear and intimidation to keep people off the streets.

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What Are Trump’s Options in Iran?
ByDavid E. Sanger, Coleman Lowndes, Nikolay Nikolov, Edward Vega and June Kim January 14, 2026January 15, 2026

President Trump has said that “help is on the way” for Iranian protesters. Amid reports that thousands of the protesters have been killed, our national security correspondent David E. Sanger describes what some of Mr. Trump’s options might be.

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Iran Postpones Execution of Protester as Trump Threatens ‘Strong Action’
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Sanam Mahoozi January 14, 2026January 15, 2026

Iran had planned to put a 26-year-old protester to death amid the wave of unrest in the country, but apparently stood down for now.

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An Emboldened Trump Makes Big Bets in Venezuela, Iran and Beyond
ByDavid E. Sanger January 14, 2026January 14, 2026

President Trump has left himself plenty of room for maximal intervention. But there are a host of potential wild cards, each with risks for the president.

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Iran’s Leaders May Survive Protests. But Anger Will Likely Persist.
BySteven Erlanger January 14, 2026January 14, 2026

Its security forces have brutally defended the Islamic Republic, but the protests show that many Iranians consider it stagnant and ideologically hollow.

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Analysis: Trump Supports Protesters in Iran, but Not in Minneapolis
ByPeter Baker January 13, 2026January 15, 2026

The split-screen television images of mass demonstrations in Minneapolis and Tehran have highlighted the president’s disparate views of democracy and popular dissent.

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A Timeline of Protests in Iran
ByMonika Cvorak and Sanjana Varghese January 13, 2026January 14, 2026

Amid a near-total communications blackout, witness footage trickling out of Iran paints a picture of how the country’s largest uprising in decades spread — and turned deadly.

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Trump Urges Antigovernment Protesters in Iran to ‘Take Over’
ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Leily Nikounazar January 13, 2026January 13, 2026

“HELP IS ON ITS WAY,” President Trump said on social media. He has threatened to intervene militarily on behalf of the protesters if Iran uses lethal force.

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