The bloody crackdown offers hints about growing tensions inside the country’s ruling system as the cleric’s rule comes under strain.

India, Jan. 25 -- Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger,

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Arash Azizi of Yale University about the role of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran.

Iran faces its most severe crackdown since the 1979 revolution. Protests over currency collapse turned violent, leading to widespread damage and a rising death toll. Authorities have cut internet access,

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is in a perilous position as government crackdowns in Iran seek to violently quash demonstrations against his regime. President Donald Trump called the Iranian supreme leader a “sick man” in a Sunday interview,

The European Parliament again backed listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group, though the final decision remains with the EU Council.

Iran’s central bank purchased more than $500 million worth of digital currency last year as it struggles to handle a worsening money crisis and get around American sanctions, according to a report from blockchain research firm Elliptic.

The commander of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, warned that his force is "more ready than ever,