Iran fast tracks protester trials

14.01.2026 • 00:25:58

Erfan Soltani, arrested during Iran's crackdown on protesters, faces imminent execution, his family says. The human rights group, Hrana, reports that ...

US tells its citizens in Iran to leave or seek refuge

14.01.2026 • 00:27:56

The United States is urging its citizens in Iran to leave immediately, warning that protests continue to escalate. A notice released by the US virtual...

Partial restoration of phone services in Iran

13.01.2026 • 00:32:03

An Iranian official has told the Reuters news agency that about 2,000 people have been killed in the protests, including security personnel. Some in I...

Trump announces tariffs on Iran's allies

13.01.2026 • 00:26:48

President Trump says countries trading with Iran will face an immediate 25% percent tariff on business with the United States, in response to Tehran's...

Iran Special: Q&A

12.01.2026 • 00:25:19

In this special edition of the Global News Podcast, BBC correspondents answer your questions about the anti-government protests that spread across Ira...

Iran foreign minister responds to Trump intervention threats

12.01.2026 • 00:30:35

As protests in Iran continue into their third week, the country's foreign minister claims the situation is "under total control". President Donald Tru...

Death toll rises as Iran protests enter third week

12.01.2026 • 00:24:27

Videos verified by the BBC and eyewitness accounts appear to show security forces in Iran ramping up their response to protests that have spread acros...

The Global Story: The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos

11.01.2026 • 00:28:31

When the US government captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, on Saturday, most of the world was shocked. But US officials had for years been...

Iran protests: hundreds feared dead

11.01.2026 • 00:27:12

A medic at one Tehran hospital reported "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital ...

The Happy Pod: The 88-year-old veteran given nearly $2m by strangers

10.01.2026 • 00:26:55

The Australian 'kindness influencer' who raised nearly two million dollars to help an elderly US veteran. Samuel Weidenhofer flew thousands of miles ...