U.S. State Department calls for Iran to halt execution of wrestler Saleh Mohammadi as coach documents regime killing over 30 athletes in crackdown.

From the daily newsletter: a report on what actually happened to protesters after the country’s internet was shut off.

Brent oil futures prices jumped on Thursday, hitting a four-month high on rising concerns of the potential ‍impact a possible U.S. ‍military attack on Iran.

Trump on Wednesday revived the threat of military action against Iran and warned “time is running out” for a deal limiting its nuclear program.

Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Mideast to lead any American military response to the crisis.

The president advised Iran make a deal or "the next attack will be far worse."

European Union approved new sanctions targeting Iranian officials and designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group over protest suppression and Russia support.

Arab and Muslim states are mounting a last-ditch effort to avert a new war between the US and Iran as concerns grow that the Islamic regime will not yield to Donald Trump’s tough demands.