Iranians vote in a presidential election marked by widespread apathy
Iranians are voting to elect a new president after their last was killed in a plane crash, but many said they wouldn't bother taking part.
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Iranians are voting to elect a new president after their last was killed in a plane crash, but many said they wouldn't bother taking part.
Iran on Friday is holding its presidential election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May. But many Iranians say they will stay home instead of heading to the polls. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer is in Tehran to help explain why.
Iranian military officials escorted President Ebrahim Raisi's body Tuesday as a five-day mourning period begins. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more on the expected tributes.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, but his death is unlikely to spark any political crisis. Here's what happens next.
Mahsa Amini's death in the custody of Iran's Morality Police sparked unprecedented protests. Here's what's changed, and what hasn't.
Islam's holy book has been desecrated at two very small protests in Stockholm, leaving Sweden torn between free expression and security concerns.
While the magazine is independent and often controversial, Iran's top diplomat said Tehran would "not allow the French government to go beyond its bounds."
A judiciary official said the 26-year-old stood accused of "rebellion, membership in illegal gangs, collusion to undermine security" and "emnity against God."
One video posted online shows a woman saying security "forces shot my child," rejecting regime claims that the 9-year-old was killed by terrorists.
"The international community must strongly warn the Islamic Republic of the consequences of executing protesters," a rights group said.
From paintings in Chicago to graffiti in Tehran and viral songs echoing around the world, Iranian artists are helping a long-silenced nation "to speak up."
Videos of young Iranians knocking turbans off the heads of Islamic clerics have gone viral in the latest show of defiance against a regime facing a serious challenge.
"I will stay," declared the long-time celebrity. "I will stand by the families of prisoners and those killed. I will be their advocate."
Iranian protesters took to the streets to mark 40 days since Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of the regime's "morality police." Ali Alfoneh, senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Lana Zak to discuss where the protests go from here.
A text-only message on the climber's Instagram said she "accidentally" had a problem with her hijab, but she hasn't been seen in days.
The head of a monitoring group says the blaze at the notorious prison housing 2 Americans was likely linked to anti-regime protests, as Iranians "have lost their fear."
Journalist Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani joined CBS News to discuss the latest developments out of the protests in Iran and why women are the heartbeat of the country.
Violent protests in Iran have entered a fourth week as some members of the country's oil industry have gone on strike. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi is following the latest developments.
"They can't arrest all of us," declared one of the many young women who've joined mass protests demanding an end to Iran's repressive regime.
Rights groups say forces "attacked" a top Tehran university, leading to clashes as weeks of anti-government unrest escalates and the ayatollah blames the U.S. and Israel.
A singer whose protest song went viral and a former pro soccer player are among those reportedly detained as backlash against woman's killing spirals.
Mahsa Amini's death in the custody of Iran's "morality police" has sparked 11 days of protests against the country's ruling Islamic clerics.
Protests that erupted in one province after a woman detained by Iran's "morality police" died in custody have spread to more than 50 cities and towns, including the capital.
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told the visiting Russian autocrat that their two heavily sanctioned nations should maximize their "mutual cooperation."
"I will kill the one who killed my brother!" chanted the crowd in a rare challenge to Iran's ruling Islamic clerics, who are coming under mounting pressure.
President Trump appeared to lay out his red line of action on Friday when he warned that if the Iranian government began "killing people like they have in the past, we would get involved."
As activists say Iran's anti-government unrest has seen at least 538 people killed, the nation's rulers threaten protesters and U.S. forces across the Mideast.
Trump administration officials are set to meet with Danish officials about Greenland on Wednesday, diplomatic sources tell CBS News.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar denounced a surge of federal agents to Minneapolis targeting Somalis and other immigrants after a fraud scheme in the state.
The Department of Homeland Security policy is dated Jan. 8 and was submitted Saturday in federal court comes amid three Democratic lawmakers being denied entry to an ICE facility in Minneapolis.
In the civil rights era, the agency formed its Community Relations Service, a group of dozens of federal specialists who were informally referred to as "America's peacemaker."
"I think Congress will stop [President Trump', both Democrats and Republicans," Sen. Tim Kaine about any plans to take Greenland by military force.
President Trump on Saturday announced that Venezuela has "started the process" of releasing its political prisoners.
Authorities have not disclosed the suspect's motive, but Jackson Fire Chief Charles Felton told CBS News the FBI is looking into the possibility of a hate crime.