Iranian security forces allegedly killed amateur boxer Sepehr Ebrahimi during ongoing protests near Tehran. The death adds to Iran's rising protest toll of at least 6,126 people killed.

The wave of protests in Iran, which broke out on 28 December over the collapse of the rial currency and the rising cost of living, saw between 6,000 and as many as 30,000 people feared killed by the Tehran regime.

By Mike Dolan Jan 29 - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Global markets are digesting a torrent of new information on the earnings, currency and political fronts – yet they are holding up reasonably well.

Massive protests rocked Iran in recent weeks but appear to have largely subsided after a brutal crackdown that has left at least 3,117 dead, according to official figures

The Department of Homeland Security deports three Iranian nationals with alleged terrorism ties, as former Revolutionary Guard members, marking escalating tensions with Iran.

Just weeks after thousands of Iranians were killed in a brutal crackdown on dissent, life in the capital appeared to be back in full swing here on Tuesday. But the air of normality masks an uneasy truth – that many here feel trapped between the Iranian government’s rhetoric and US President Donald Trump’s threats of military action.

The third season of the Israeli series, rescheduled amid the recent surge of conflicts in the Middle East, finally premieres on Apple TV.

U.S. President ​Donald Trump said last week that Washington had an "armada" heading toward Iran but ​hoped he ⁠would not have to use it, as he renewed warnings to Tehran against killing protesters or restarting its nuclear programme.

CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports from the Iranian capital where a bloody crackdown on protests left thousands dead earlier this month. CNN operates in Tehran only with government permission.