The ayatollah claimed in a defiant address that "the Iranian nation has defeated America" as Trump appeared to partially back away from threats to intervene.

The Department of Justice on Monday appealed a recent ruling that limits tactics federal law enforcement is permitted to use in the midst of anti-ICE enforcement protests in Minneapolis.

The nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy appear increasingly smothered a week after authorities shut the country off from the world and escalated a bloody crackdown.

As protests continue across Iran, the regime has responded with lethal force and an internet blackout. German-Iranian artist and doctor Maryam spoke to Euronews about her fears and hopes, as well as Berlin's responsibility.

There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.

Nationwide protests in Iran are putting new pressure on its theocracy as the country faces an economic crisis.

Law enforcement and demonstrators clashed last night near where a federal agent shot and injured a man after he allegedly assaulted the agent. The city is reeling over last week’s fatal shooting by an ICE agent of Renee Good sparked nationwide protests.

At least 544 people have been killed in anti-government protests across Iran, according to data published on Sunday by the Human Rights Activists News Agency.

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked Tuesday to at least 2,000 people killed, activists said, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities severed communications during a crackdown.

Anti-government protests have erupted across all 31 of Iran’s provinces in a wave of unrest that marks the biggest challenge to the regime in years.

Demonstrations that began as outrage over the economy are facing a brutal crackdown as President Trump weighs military action.