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Death toll in Iran protests reaches more than 500, rights group says

Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene if force is used on protesters

Son of Iran's toppled shah seeks a role as protests expand

Reza Pahlavi has sought to speak as a national leader despite living outside Iran since before his father was toppled in the 1979 revolution

Confronting protests, Iran vows to strike back if US attacks

Qalibaf, speaking in parliament, warned the US against "a miscalculation. In the case of an attack on Iran, the occupied territories (Israel) and all US bases and ships will be our legitimate target”

Iran warns Washington it will retaliate against any attack

Iran warned President Trump that any US attack would lead to Tehran striking back against Israel and regional US military bases as "legitimate targets", Speaker Baqer Qalibaf told parliament

Iran authorities signal intensified crackdown as unrest grows

There were fresh reports of violence across Iran, although an internet blackout made it difficult to assess the full extent of unrest

Trump says US 'ready to help' as Iran unrest grows

Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social

Fact-finding mission urges Iran to end crackdown, restore internet

“It underscores that threats or acts of unilateral military intervention by third states are contrary to international law”

Iran's Guards declare 'red line' on security as Tehran seeks to quell unrest

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards declare security a red line as state media airs funerals of fallen forces, while the US voices support for Iran’s people amid rising tensions.

Iran supreme leader signals crackdown coming as protesters are 'ruining their own streets' for Trump

There was no immediate response from Washington, though Trump has repeated his pledge to strike Iran if protesters are killed

Iran's Supreme Leader urges Trump to address domestic issues

President Trump warned that the United States would respond forcefully if Iranian authorities resorted to violence against protesters, saying Washington was watching the situation “very closely”

Internet and phones cut in Iran as protesters heed exiled prince's call for mass demonstration

Witnesses in the capital Tehran and major cities of Mashhad and Isfahan told Reuters that protesters gathered again in the streets

Iran state TV breaks silence on protests, claims 'terrorist agents' of US and Israel set fires

Violence around the demonstrations has killed at least 42 people while more than 2,270 others have been detained, said the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency