IRAN

The Iranian supreme leader vows to address the nation about the protests soon and accused "enemies" of orchestrating the events.

Saudi prisoner Raif Badawi urges Iranian revolutionaries to not forget jailed Brit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mohammed Ali Taheri after protests break out across Iran.

Over 400 protestors have reportedly been arrested and more than a dozen people killed as a massive anti-government protest continues.

Trump said Iran is "failing at every level." He voiced his support for the protesters there, saying it is "TIME FOR CHANGE."

The protests began 28 December in Mashhad over economic issues and have since expanded to several cities.

Iranian president said his countrymen are free to voice their demands and protest but urged them not to destroy public property.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out air strikes for two consecutive days against Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip.

Slogans like "death to Khamenei" and "death to dictator" were heard at rallies as the demonstrations entered the third day.

The demonstrations commemorate a mass 2009 pro-government rally challenging those who rejected the re-election of hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Police in the Iranian capital of Tehran have said that women will no longer be arrested if they are in breach of the country's conservative dress code regulations.

Iran's supreme leader says Donald Trump's government is one of the "most cruel and corrupt" in the world.

Around 230 partygoers were rounded up for drinking and dancing by police in Iran, according to the official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA).

British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has been held in Iran for more than 18 months is eligible for early release.

A top Israeli minister also warned that his country would not hesitate to take military action against Iranian facilities in Lebanon.

If Saudi Arabia stops the bombing of Yemen and stops bowing to Israel and stands straight, then we will have no problems with them, Rouhani said.

The UK's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had a two-hour meeting with Mohammed Javad Zarif in which he appleaded for Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe to be released on humanitarian grounds.

Iran's supreme leader has criticised Donald Trump for his decision to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

The US Supreme Court ruled that the ban on seven countries can come into effect even as legal challenges continue through lower courts

Top Iranian military general insists Iran's decision not to increase strike range beyond 2,000km is due to "strategic doctrine" and not inability.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri tweeted that his stay in Saudi Arabia was to consult security situation in Lebanon.

IDF chief says Israel would be willing to share intelligence with Riyadh in order to rein in Iran, the arch-rival of both Saudi Arabia and Israel.