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Iran’s government officials ordered a shutdown this week amid rioting and protests over the country’s dire economic and political situation.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday imposed sanctions on ten individuals and entities for their role in weapons trades between Iran and Venezuela.

As anti-government protests in Iran enter a third consecutive day, journalists, activists, and commentators are questioning why the pro-Gaza protest movement that dominated Western streets and campuses has remained largely silent as Iranians confront an Islamist dictatorship at home.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization and arm of the Iranian military, seized a oil vessel allegedly carrying “smuggled diesel” in the Persian Gulf, Tehran revealed on Thursday.

Iranian forces seized an oil tanker named Talara as it transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a direct call to revolution on Tuesday, urging the Iranian people to “take to the streets” and “protest tyranny” while promising Israeli water technology expertise to solve Iran’s devastating crisis once they overthrow the regime, stating “do not let these fanatic mullahs ruin your lives for a minute longer” and “now is the time to fight for freedom.”

An Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) video explicitly targeted President Donald Trump by name while explaining that the regime’s notorious “Death to America” chant now specifically means “death to Trump,” directly contradicting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s claims just one day earlier that the slogan only refers to U.S. policies, not individuals.

The head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, threatened “foolish and ignorant” President Donald Trump with an attack on the U.S. on Tuesday, a message at odds with Trump’s announcement Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire.

In response to Israel launching strikes on Iran’s military and nuclear sites, Iran retaliated by launching missiles at Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, according to several reports.

Israel’s first round of airstrikes, in what the Israeli government is describing as an extended campaign to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program, killed several top Iranian military officers and nuclear scientists.

Iran warned Israel on Friday morning lethal strikes on its military and nuclear sites amount to a “declaration of war.”

Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) confirmed in the early hours of Friday morning local time that Israeli airstrikes on targets in the country eliminated Major General Hossein Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Iranian opposition group NCRI has unveiled explosive new evidence alleging that Iran’s nuclear weapons program has resumed under the direct supervision of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

A bipartisan House majority has co-sponsored a resolution backing Iranian democracy and denouncing the regime’s escalating campaign of terrorism, with Rep. Tom McClintock — who announced the milestone — calling the move a stand for a “democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran,” as Rep. Keith Self pointed to President Donald Trump’s legacy of pressure diplomacy, noting such deals succeed when “the world understands it must take him at his word.”

Iran is developing “boosted” nuclear warheads at a secret military site disguised as a chemical plant, according to intelligence presented by Iranian dissident group NCRI, which accuses Tehran of expanding its nuclear arsenal with hydrogen bomb capability.

Iran is using nuclear negotiations with the United States as a strategic tool to advance its own interests while simultaneously affirming open hostility toward America and Israel, according to former Iranian diplomat Amir Mousavi.

The Iranian military posted a video Tuesday showing off a massive “underground missile city” packed full of expensive weapons.

Iran, Russia, and China are scheduled to hold joint naval exercises beginning on Tuesday near the southeastern Iranian port of Chabahar, according to Iranian state media.

A new protest movement is gathering strength in Iran, driven by public outrage over the death of 19-year-old Amir Mohammad Khaleghi, an undergraduate business student at the University of Tehran who was robbed and killed near the dormitory last week.

A senior Iranian lawmaker and member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has openly declared his intent to assassinate President Donald Trump, stating he would “not hesitate” to kill the U.S. Commander in Chief after Trump warned he would “obliterate” the Islamic theocracy if it did so.

Iran is covertly developing long-range nuclear warheads at two heavily guarded missile sites, using its space program as a cover to advance its nuclear weapons capabilities, according to explosive new intelligence revealed by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).

The government of Iran, the world’s premier state sponsor of terrorism, blamed the governments of Israel and America for the surprise attack by al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on the city of Aleppo, Syria, this weekend.

Esmail Qaani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, appeared on Tuesday at the funeral of a fellow senior IRGC commander following weeks of absence that fueled rumors he had fallen out of favor or possibly died.

Venezuela’s socialist regime will seek arrest warrants for Argentine President Javier Milei, his sister, and Security Minister Patricia Bullrich.

Iran is bolstering its influence in Iraq by moving in leaders of its proxy terrorist organizations Hamas and the Yemeni Houthi movement, the left-wing New York Times reported on Sunday — days after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian concluded a visit to the neighboring country.

The FBI, ODNI, and CISA stated that hackers linked to the Iranian government were responsible for attacking the Trump campaign.

Members of the terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iranian lawmakers said on Sunday that “infiltration” of Iranian security did not play a role in the elimination of Hamas “political” chief Ismail Haniyeh – contradicting a New York Times report claiming Haniyeh was killed by a bomb hidden in his room.

“Holy wrath” is coming against Israel, the furious head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, declared Saturday.

The Taliban published a statement of mourning and celebration of “martyrdom” in response to the death of Hamas terrorist Ismail Haniyeh.

The government of Iran denied an anonymous report by the left-wing U.S. outlet CNN claiming American law enforcement authorities had discovered evidence of an Iranian plot to kill former President Donald Trump, insisting Wednesday it had nothing to do with the assassination attempt.

Masoud Pezeshkian, the “moderate” and “reformist” winner of Iran’s special election, vowed to continue supporting terrorism against Israel.

The head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, declared America “small and weak” in remarks on Monday, crediting the world’s premier state sponsor of terrorism for eroding Washington’s influence on the world stage.

CLAIM: President Joe Biden claimed Donald Trump “did nothing” when Iran-backed militia attacked U.S. troops in Iraq.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry responded with outrage on Thursday to the news that Canada had designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) an official terrorist organization, suggesting Tehran may issue a “retaliatory response” to the measure.

Canadian Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced on Wednesday that the nation had designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization.

The head of Iran’s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, declared in remarks on Wednesday that Iran would take vengeance on Israel for an airstrike against an IRGC terrorist attributed to Jerusalem.